Background
Sr., Richard Paul Howell was born on November 20, 1927 in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Son of Paul Augustus and Mary Amanda (Snead) H.
Sr., Richard Paul Howell was born on November 20, 1927 in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Son of Paul Augustus and Mary Amanda (Snead) H.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 1949.
Track supervisor to division engineer, Pennsylvania R.R. and successor company Penn Center R.R., 1949-1971; chief R.R. engineer to vice president, Parsons DeLeuw, Inc., Washington, 1971-1993; deputy general manager, Northeast Corridor Rail Improvement Program, 1978-1982; technical advisor to financing banks, Eurotunnel, London, 1989-1990; project manager, Southern California Commuter Rail (Metrolink), 1990-1993. Member Michigan State University Alumni Engineering Council, 1968-1972.
District chairman Maryland. gubernatorial campaign, 1967. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946, Civil Engineer Corps Reserve United States Naval Reserve. Member American Railway Engineering Association, Transportation Research Board, Camp Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1961-1962), Masons, Phi Delta Theta.
Married Judith Kay Eshelman, September 6, 1958. Children: Richard Paul, Thomas Bradford, Robert Greggson, Mary Amanda.