John N. Howard, 1921–2015

William Rhodes

In April, the OSA community lost a familiar and beloved leading light, John N. Howard—past president, OSA historian and pioneering editor. As these recollections, from fellow editor William Rhodes, make clear, Howard was also a man of humor and wide-ranging interests.

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