Howard's living family include Millie Wasdin (Howard’s Mother), Tammy (Howard’s Sister), Becky (Howard’s Younger Sister), Steve (Howard’s Cousin), and Sue Wasdin (Howard’s Sister). These people have a little problem with Howard's book. According to the several members of the Wasdin family the book published by Howard should be classified as fiction instead of non-fiction, because so many of the facts in the book appear to be made up.

The family recently has launched a campaign to clear the reputation of Howard's dead father Leon Wasdin.

“We are extremely dissapointed in Howard’s book” said Ron Wasdin, the brother of Leon Wasdin and the authors uncle. “Howard has lost respect with many people especially from his mother, sisters and all relatives.”

According to family members of Wasdin, many of the other facts in the book were made up and they are willing to stand together as a family to prove it.