HOWARD, ROBERT C., LL.B., age 91 of St. Petersburg, FL, died March 8, 2019 at home. He was born in Kentucky and moved to Kansas upon his mother’s second marriage. He served in the Merchant Marines, taking basic training in St. Petersburg, FL and also served in the Air Force in Korea. He graduated from the University of Kansas with undergraduate studies and Law School, then graduate law studies at S.M.U. in Dallas, Texas. He worked in the legal field for thirty years, including three years in Venezuela and 27 years of private practice in Common Law/Civil Law in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Upon retirement in 1990 he and his wife relocated to St. Petersburg, FL. He was a member of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and the St. Petersburg Propeller Club. Being fluent in English and Spanish he served as a volunteer interpreter with the local Red Cross for three years. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Wellington, Kansas. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Isabel Howard, one son and his wife, Brian and Wandaliz of San Juan, Puerto Rico and their son, Brandon (grandson). Robert also had a brother, Charles Howard (deceased) and his daughter, Angela Maria Howard (niece) of Houston, Texas.