Henderson, KY
Born: Antlers (Pushmataha County) Oklahoma
Grade School: Weaverton School, 1946-52
Cairo Grade School, 53
High School: Henderson County High
Played Basketball....Football, made all state team
Senior year earned Scholarship in football to U of L
Ran Track.
College: Went to U of L for Spring Practice and soon realized that I was (at that time) to small to play on that level. I left there and went to Western for my Freshman Year.
After the freshman year I went to California for the summer and after a years stay I joined the USMC. I spent my tour in the Marines in California and Japan. I spent 18 months in Japan. I played football and learned to scuba dive while I was there.
After that chapter I worked in California for about a year then
decided to come back home to Henderson. I bounced around
working at odd jobs while I was going to Beauty College.
While going to Beauty College I met my wife, Claudia.
When I graduated from the Henderson Beauty College we worked
for about a year before opening our own place.
After about 5 years of working in the beauty shop, I got out
of the business and worked at Eaton Axel for a short while.
After that I got into the Carpenters Union and for the last 30 years
have been employed as a Union Carpenter.
On December the 28th 1977, Claudia and I were blessed with the birth
of a very healthy and beautiful daughter Keri Lyn.
The next 14 years were spent working and running around with Keri
going to track meets around the eastern half of the U.S.
On Easter Sunday 1999 Claudia was dignosed with Cancer and on
June 29 1999 she passed away.
For the last 8 months I have been doing a little traveling, picking
up the pieces and trying to get on with life.
I am going to start constructiion my own home page in the near future.
I will put up some pictures and stuff so be on the lookout for this
adventure.
Here, Louie is performing as Elvis at the 40 year reuion.
On the right, Louie is posing as the 1958 Christmas Queen. . .