Howard was born to Howard & Addie Swain in Kennewick WA. He has two sisters, Mary Landrum and Dorothy Bennett. He worked for School District 11 in the grounds department for 39 years until his retirement in April 2017. He was married to Brenda McCullough for 24 years. He loved spending his time fishing and going to Cripple Creek. He is survived by his kids Troy (Jill) Swain & their 3 kids Rebecca, Jacob and Rachel and Shellie (Michael) San Miguel & their 2 kids Kristina and Gabriella. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, parents Howard & Addie Swain and a granddaughter Britney. There will be a service for him on May 27th from 1 pm to 3 pm with his placement at 3:30 pm @ Memorial Gardens.