We regret to advise of the death of Major J.Parnell (Beau) Howe, CD (Ret'd), peacefully, at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on 26 January 2005 at age 75. Major Howe started his career in the Royal Canadian Air Force but later served in support of all three environments. He was with 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in Germany before it moved to the Lahr area and, after returning to Canada he was Base Construction Engineer at CFB North Bay 1970 -74. After a secondment with the Department of Justice, he was posted to NDHQ as a Construction Project Manager. He was then Project Manager for the Halifax Dockyard Rehabilitation Project, retiring in 1984.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated on 28 January in St. Joseph's Church, Allumette Island. Interment in the Parish Cemetery. In memory of Beau, donations to the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated by the family. ^{khFeb2016}