Howard J. Falcon, Jr.

Mr. Falcon was born in Evanston, Il on May 12, 1927 and moved to Delray Beach, FL with his family in 1940. At Delray High School he excelled as a running back on the football team and as a star hitter in baseball. While still in high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War II on the U.S.S. Robinson in the Pacific.

After the war, he and his friends drove to Gainesville seeking admittance to the University of Florida. They were told there was no room and that Florida State University was just starting to admit men that year. So he continued on to Tallahassee and joined the class of 1950.

Mr. Falcon was graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1953 and admitted to an astounding four bars: Virginia, California, Missouri, and Florida. He practiced briefly in Kansas City, MO before returning in 1958 to live, and practice law, in Palm Beach.

Mr. Falcon was partner in several law firms before being recruited in 1978 to open and manage a Palm Beach office for Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, a position he held until his retirement in 1992. He served the town he loved as a judge one day a week in the 1970’s. He was also Chairman of The Town of PB Retirement Fund, Vice President of the Executive Committee of the Civic Association, and a director on the board of US Trust of Florida.

He was an excellent athlete and sportsman. He enjoyed tennis, as well as sporting clays with his children and grandchildren, and he played golf every Saturday for fifty years with his high school buddies.

Mr. Falcon had a second home in Red River, NM. He was a former member of The Everglades Club, The Sailfish Club, and Costco.

He is survived by his children, Christy Maasbach and Howard Falcon, III, and his grandchildren, Winston Maasbach, Chessy Maasbach and Ward Falcon. His wife, Shirley Falcon died in 1986. His second wife, Marina, also predeceased him.