Ridgely Howard(1946-2018)
John Ridgely Howard was born to William R. Howard III, and Dorothy Lamour.
In 1959, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended military school. His family had a close personal relationship with J. Edgar Hoover. From that friendship with "Uncle Edgar" he was influenced to pursue a career in law enforcement.
John enlisted in the United States Marine Corp the day after he graduated from Towson High School, where he became a CID investigator. After leaving the Marines, he formed a security investigation agency specializing in insurance fraud, arson investigation working throughout the United States. He was a special investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other government agencies. John was a member of the California Conference of Arson Investigators and their international chapter. He was an active member of Central Valley Arson Investigators.
He died in Fresno, California at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife of 30 years, Charlene DeTurk.
In 1959, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended military school. His family had a close personal relationship with J. Edgar Hoover. From that friendship with "Uncle Edgar" he was influenced to pursue a career in law enforcement.
John enlisted in the United States Marine Corp the day after he graduated from Towson High School, where he became a CID investigator. After leaving the Marines, he formed a security investigation agency specializing in insurance fraud, arson investigation working throughout the United States. He was a special investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other government agencies. John was a member of the California Conference of Arson Investigators and their international chapter. He was an active member of Central Valley Arson Investigators.
He died in Fresno, California at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife of 30 years, Charlene DeTurk.
