More detail on this person: Howard M. (Pete)
Newhouse passed peacefully into the hands of God
on January 4, 2013 from lung cancer. He was born
in Dallas, Texas on January 14, 1938-- the son of
Winnie Mae and Howard Dee Newhouse. He
married Ruth Ice, the best thing that ever
happened to him, in June of 1971 (That's 41 years
of marriage). They had two sons: Jeffrey Newhouse
and Matthew Newhouse who both made him proud
of their accomplishments and grateful for their
love and support throughout his life. He has two
daughters- in- law: Lea Anne and Amy respectively.
He treasured both of them and valued the support
and love they added not only to his life, but to
his sons lives as well. His granddaughter, Emma,
brought a twinkle to his eyes, a flutter to his
heart, and great joy into his life since her birth
nearly three years ago. Pete is further survived
by a brother, Vernon Campbell, and 8 nieces and
nephews along with numerous great nieces and
nephews.
Pete graduated from Forest/ Crozier Tech High
School; attended Eastfield College and UT
Arlington; joined the Army National Guard in his
teens and went on to serve on active duty in
Korea, Germany, Texas, Kentucky, and 2 tours of
duty in Vietnam. During his active duty service he
received many commendations including 3 bronze
stars (one with valor),the Vietnam Gallantry Cross
with a Silver Star, the Air Medal with 18 Oak Leaf
Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal and many
more. After Vietnam he left the military and went
to school and to work in the private sector. He
held numerous positions and even ran his own
company for a while. Later he rejoined the
National Guard and remained until 1998. In total,
Pete served his country for 27 years and retired
from the Army National Guard. He had a love of
country that was part of everything he did. During
retirement Pete and Ruth (alias Pedro and Toots,
along with friends and family traveled many places
throughout the world. He often commented that he
had no idea he would personally visit so much of
the world. He took Ruth on many journeys she
never dreamed she would go on either. They were
certified divers. Pete told Ruth he wanted to
learn diving. Ruth said, go for it; not expecting
to be recruited to join him in his oceanic
adventures with critters of the sea. They did zip
lines in Jamaica, fed the stingrays in Grand
Cayman, Parasailed in the Bahamas, and did the
28 mile bike trek from the Haleakala volcano in
Hawaii. Pete was nearly 70 when they did it. He
was told he was the oldest person they had seen
complete it. (Ruth talked him into that one),
Pedro and Toots went to the Baltic, London, Russia
and many other places. They loved to visit Niagara
Falls and other spots in Canada. Their adventures
as were well suited playmates went on- and- on.
His family and love of country were the center of
his life. He put that life at risk to defend her,
and carried the memories throughout his life. Pete
was a nearly silent, but valiant warrior for his
country and his family; a man of truth, integrity
and honor.
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