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Neshaminy Teacher Passes Away After Cancer Battle

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Neshaminy School District
Credit: Neshaminy School District

A popular Neshaminy School District teacher has passed away, officials announced Monday.

Dennis Howie, who most recently taught English at Neshaminy High School, lost his battle with neuro-endocrine cancer.

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Howie was known for his involvement in the student-produced literary magazine Howler, the Neshaminy High School Gay-Straight Alliance Club and the Neshaminy Education Support Team. He taught in the district until he had to take a medical leave.

Howies’ wife, Jennifer, is a teacher at Maple Point Middle School and a cancer survivor. The Howie’s have two sons, Jacob and Daniel.

The district community has rallied over the past several years for the Howies Dodge Cancer Dodgeball Tournament. The tournament has raised thousands of dollars for the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation.

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Services for Howie will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Goldstein’s Funeral Home at 310 2nd Street Pike in Southampton.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.