Howard Lee McNeil, age 55, of Allen, Texas, passed away November 1, 2012, in Plano, Texas. Howard was born May 17, 1957, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Glen and Lois (Harris) McNeil. He was a 1975 graduate of North Mesquite High School where he was valedictorian of his class. Howard’s twenty-nine year professional career was spent at MCI/Verizon. He received two master degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas. Howard was a kidney cancer survivor for eighteen years.
He is survived by his wife, Susan McNeil of Allen, Texas; sons, Sean McNeil of Arlington, Texas and Michael McNeil of The Colony, Texas; parents, Glen and Lois McNeil of Mesquite, Texas; brother, Don McNeil and wife, Edna of El Paso, Texas; and a host of other loving family and friends.
A remembrance gathering will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas.