Death and Legacy
He died on May 5, 1993 in New York. According to the Sinai Hospital, the cause of death was cardiovascular disease.
Howe had two children, Nina and the late Nicholas, with his second wife, Thalia Phillies. Howe also had two grandchildren, Anastasia and Nicholas Howe Bukowski.
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