Howard Marshall Bushman

Howard was born 19 June 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri to Leonard and Tama Bushman. He graduated from Murray State University and from the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School. Following graduation from law school in 1970, Howard served in the U.S. Army, within the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, at Fort Riley and the Pentagon. He was committed to the U.S. Army remaining in the Army Reserve until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2005. Howard continued to serve in his commitment to the Army by providing gratuitous advice to soldiers, their families, and veterans on legal matters and family challenges. He did this without fanfare or promotion, but with sincerity as to what might be in their best interest.

As an attorney, Howard furnished sound legal advice and counsel to 10 former Chief of Staff’s of the Army, several U.S. Supreme Court justices and one Secretary of State. He was a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Missouri and admitted to practice before the United State Supreme Court, United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S Court for Military Appeals, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Claims. In addition, Howard served on the Board of Directors of Potomac Bank of Virginia. Following Potomac Bank’s acquisition by Sandy Spring Bank in 2007, he served as a member of Sandy Spring’s Northern Virginia Advisory Board until his death.

An avid sports fan, Howard was a lifelong fan of his St. Louis Cardinals and had worked at Sportsman’s Park. He served on the board of directors and was legal counsel to the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league franchise, the Alexandria Dukes (now the Potomac Nationals). He was a long time member of the Stan Musial Society, Society of Baseball Research (SABR) and Baseball Hall of Fame. Howard also served on the board and coached at McLean Little League and was a former President of the McLean High School Booster Club. He always enjoyed taking in a game no matter the sport and maintained season tickets for his hometown Washington Redskins and Nationals.

In recent years, Howard provided his services to the creation of the U.S. Army Museum, as the secretary to the Army Historical Foundation. He remained engaged with the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Military Order of the Carabao and Knollwood Military Retirement Community. He gave willingly to the Big Red One Society and sponsored events at the 1st Infantry Division Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Memorial and Veteran’s Day. He was a member of Kemper-Macon Ware Masonic Lodge #64 and Temple Rodef Shalom. In his free time, he enjoyed Nationals baseball games, cigars, and the view from the condo deck in Colonial Beach, Virginia.

Howard is survived by his mother, Mrs. Tama Bushman, of St. Louis, Missouri; his wife, Mrs. Betty J. Bushman, of McLean, Virginia; his four children, LTC John M. Bushman, of Alexandria, VA; Mr. Jeff L. Bushman, of San Diego, California; Ms. Sarah E. Bushman, of Arlington, VA and Mr. Joshua E. Bushman, of Alexandria, VA; and his grandson, Mr. Jay V. Bushman, of McLean, VA.. He has two sisters, Mrs. Gloria Schwartz and Mrs. Wendy Wax, of Chesterfield, Missouri.

The viewing is scheduled for 07 June 2016 at Murphy’s Funeral Home in Arlington between 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. followed by a service and burial at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the U.S. Army Historical Foundation at https://armyhistory.webconnex.com/armydonate.