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Howes has been active in Scouting for many years, starting when he was a Cub Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). While a Cub Scout, his unit visited Friendship Airport (now BWI). The group toured a Martin 4-0-4 airliner, including its cockpit; which began his lifelong interest in aviation. He served as vice president of the BSA's West Central Florida Council, Largo, Florida, from 1987 to 1991 and is a recipient of Scouting's Silver Beaver Award in 1990. He is also a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow, serving as a Lodge Advisor from 1974 to 1987. He was also a National Council Representative from 1992 to 1996. While residing in Bermuda, Howes was a member of the executive committee of the Bermuda Scout Association.
This connection to Scouting led to him being lampooned by The Royal Gazette in a cartoon on February 14, 2003, during an airport firefighter's strike, by showing him atop the control tower in a Boy Scout uniform controlling the airplanes with signal flags.
A Methodist, he joined the interdenominational Riverside Church in 1976, serving on the Music Committee, and continues to be a member of the New York City church. His hobbies include flying, scuba diving, classical music, playing the pipe organ, photography, and white water rafting.
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