Edward "Eddie" S. Howe

Eddie, as he was affectionately known, attended the Hempstead Public School District after the family moved to Hempstead, New York. As a youth, Eddie was a member of the Boy Scouts, and liked the camping trips he attended and the comradery with the other Scouts. He was also a member of the Cadets and equally enjoyed the outings and activities with that organization. He also enjoyed going to his father’s job in the Bronx, a paper products company, where he would like to explore the machinery and just run around watching the other workers. Eddie also engaged in sports in the parks and streets of Hempstead, including baseball, touch football, and basketball. He coached little league baseball for the Police Athletic Association. Coaching the boys to many championships.

Having a very large extended family, Eddie relished his time visiting his grandmothers and other family members in Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens.

After high school, Eddie worked at several jobs, including Newsday, before establishing a residential and commercial paint contracting business with his brother, Manny.

In 1995, Eddie and his wife, Annie, and family relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia. He immediately began working managing one of the largest commercial cleaning businesses in Charlottesville, but it wasn’t long before he created his own niche. Eddie was a “jack-of-all-trades” but it was his skill as a master painter where he made his mark, following in the footsteps and legacy of his great-grandfather, grandfather, uncle, and father, who taught all of his sons the craft and all of whom were successful with it in their own rights. It wasn’t long before Eddie started his own thriving business in Charlottesville, “Eddie Howe Painting.” He also passed the trade on to his own sons and a grandson, Yuri.

Eddie became ordained as a deacon at Charlottesville Church of Christ.

Eddie had eclectic taste in music, from R&B, salsa, and reggae, to rock and a bit of rap music too. His favorite all-time artist was Carlos Santana. Over the years, Eddie attended dozens of Santana performances, near and far, often accompanied by one or more family members. He was also a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Yankees fan. Eddie’s wit and dry humor were surely passed down to him by his father, and he loved to tell stories about the different folks and events he encountered, often mimicking voices and gestures.

Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, Ulysses and Doris Howe, and a nephew, Damien Pinckney.

Eddie is survived by his wife, Annie, his children Stephanie, George, Eddie II, Alex, and Erika, two sisters, two brothers, five brothers-in-law, four sisters-in law, a son-in-law, and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and life-long friends.