THE MOSS FRENCH FAMILY

I was very lucky to meet Howard and the Moss family during a school exchange in 1984.
Since then, we‘ve always kept in touch and Howie and Rebecca’s French family has enlarged with Fanch my husband and three children Hugo, Bastien and Nina.
We’ve shared unforgettable moments with Howie:

• In your Dayton Home,
• In Fearrington, NC,
• In Goudargue, South of France,
• In Brittany, where we live,
• On Sanibel Island, FL.

HIS FIRST NAME REFLECTED WHO HE WAS,
HERE IS HOWIE’s ACROSTIC:

He was smart, generous and gentle, always taking care of others


Oily and greasy Pizzas from a van he didn’t like


We loved him dearly as he did


Artist: he was a talented painter


Rare: his life has been a multi faceted adventure


Dynamic: always ready to practice sport or go shelling on Sanibel beaches

The Ziemian Family

The Ziemian family said...
Howard Moss was a true gentle-man. His kindness, friendly, and loving 
manner set him apart from other men.
How thrilling it would have been for Howard to spend time with his 
delightful and precocious grandson!
Truly, life is not fair!
The Ziemian family wish the Moss family--PEACE

David McDonald

I first met Howard and Rebecca many years ago in Dayton, Ohio. What started as a relationship between financial advisor and client quickly grew into a long term friendship. I soon realized what special friends they are and have stayed close to them over the years. I hope and pray that Howard is at peace now. I will always keep his Christmas card from 1996 in my office. He painted it himself and it always brings a smile to my face and a reminder of how fortunate I was to have met him.

Sincerely,

David McDonald

Pam Zapf

Thank you Kristin. This is a wonderful memorial for Howard. He was such a kind and special person as is your mother. I will cherish my memories and time with Howard. I know that he would be pleased that my relationship with your family has evolved into a loving friendship. My best to you all.
Pam Zapf

John Hamblet

It was about 1980 at a meeting of the Cincinnati Pathologists when I met Rebecca Moss and learned about Diagnostic Virology Services, a new laboratory on the Cincinnati side of Dayton. I learned that it was operated by Rebecca and her husband, Howard, with a staff that included trained technologists. They provided full hospital virological services.

I was retiring as a hospital pathologist and on Rebecca’s invitation visited the Moss’s laboratory. There I met Howard and saw the opportunity to learn much more virology. This led to working from one day to weeks at a time for the years that the lab continued under the Mosses.

My association with Howard and Rebecca led to a close friendship, more commonly with Howard on our weekend runs in various events locally. We both profited physically and an occasionally an award came our way. "

Thank you,

John Hamblet

This was taken on our front porch here in Ohio, from where Howard (who was already sick at the time) on another occasion looked out to the west and commented on how beautiful the colors of the sunset were. He retained up to the end that special gift--the ability to appreciate things, and not just with his artist's eye but also more generally. That's one thing I'll always remember about Howard: his positive, appreciative attitude and his great capacity for enjoyment of even the simplest things. It's a wonderful legacy.

Love,
David