Le R. Howard

October 7, 1962 - August 13, 2020

Le R. "De De" Howard, 57, went home to be with the Lord August 13, 2020. Le was born in Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 1962 to Lloyd G. Howard and Emily N. (Honeycutt) Howard. She is survived by her sister, Valerie Lynn and parents. Le graduated from Del Norte High and received an A.S.S., Instrumentation and Control Technology from Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute. She worked at Signetics, Albuquerque; Cymer Laser Technologies, San Diego; Pyxis Corp., San Diego; and Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis. Le enjoyed all crafts, muscle cars, motorcycles, boating, camping, and cooking. She named her father's 66 Chevy pickup, "Clyde"; his 62 Harley, "Leroy"; and his 58 Chev Viking dump truck, "Hagar." She had a 67 Cougar Eliminator and a 68 Firebird 400. Le with her father and sister assembled a Heath color television in 1968 and built many electronic projects. Le's cremains, along with her favorite pets, will be spread in the Sandia Mountains that she loved.