John Howard McCabe

Howard was born in Tarrytown, NY on August 22, 1934 to Fay and Thomas McCabe. He grew up in Irvington, NY and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY in 1956. He married Nancy Sutton in September of that same year. The next three years he served as an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, serving a year at Yokota AFB in Japan.

Nancy and Howard moved to Florida in 1968 where Howard had a successful career in the engineering services business. In 1980 he purchased a travel agency in Cocoa Beach and built it into the largest travel agency in Brevard County with the highlight being awarded two five year contracts with NASA at the Kennedy Space Center for handling all of NASA's travel.

Howard is survived by his son Steven and his wife Bobbie; his son Kevin and his wife Patrice of Lutz, Florida; his grandson Zachary McCabe, his granddaughter Brooke McCabe, his granddaughter Nicole Rickard of Maui, Hawaii and her husband Teanu Rickard; his great granddaughter Keida Rickard; and great grandson Takeo Rickard.

Howard was preceded in death by his beloved wife Nancy, son Jeff, brothers Tom and Robert, and sister Joan.

There will be no services at Howard's request.