Douglas D. Howard

March 3, 1950 - January 27, 2020

PITTSBURG – Douglas D. Howard, 69, of Pittsburg, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, after a long battle with chronic back issues. He was born in West Stewartstown on March 3, 1950, a son to the late Dean and Jean (Cameron) Howard. Doug was a 1968 graduate of Colebrook Academy. Except for a brief period when he attended college in Nashua, NH, Douglas lived in his beloved northern New Hampshire and Vermont. He worked for the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen for 47 years, driving truck for most of that time. He enjoyed his fellow workers and his many friends along his truck routes. Doug was well known in the northern communities. He loved people, dogs, and most of all his family. He is remembered for sharing stories, providing treats to his families’ dogs (when he shouldn’t), and most of all for his love and caring nature. His family looked to him as the community historian, as he could recall back to his early childhood, as well as the stories that had been passed down to him by earlier generations. Doug was a Past Master of Evening Star Lodge #37, F. & A.M. He is survived by his daughter, Jillian Bulzacchelli, of Attleboro, Mass., and her husband, Brian, and their children Cayden, Oliver, and Ty. Doug was so proud of being a grandfather, known as “Pe-Paw.” He also leaves behind Jillian’s mother, Linda Paige Caron; his siblings, Bill Hooper and wife Faye of Doaktown, New Brunswick, Deanna Howard of Etna, NH, and Cameron Howard and wife Lori of Colebrook; by his beloved nieces and nephews, many cousins, and his other extended family and friends. Friends and family are invited to visit and reminisce on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A Celebration of Life will be held in Magalloway, Maine, at a future date in the warmer months, of which notice will be given. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Howard may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.