Derry Howe

Derry Howe was part of the union crowd.

Tall and angular with close-cropped hair and an intense suspicious stare.¹Running with the Demon – p 43

Twenty pounds lighter and two inches shorter than Junior Elway.

He was erratic and error-prone.²Running with the Demon – p 44 Derry Howe was one of the union crowd that would gather at Josie’s each day. Down side of forty.

Derry had been a demolitions man when he did two tours in Vietnam. Since then he had lost a wife, been arrested a number of times for drink driving and spotted up his mill record.³Running with the Demon – pp 43-44

Derry’s only friend was Junior Elway; the union group only tolerated him because he was the son of Mel Riorden’s sister.⁴Running with the Demon – p 44

Rented small one bedroom unit in a dilapidated apartment complex. Divorced.