Lou died on June 4, 2013, in a Connecticut hospice after a gallant two-year fight against myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Born in Englewood, N.J., Lou accelerated his Blair Academy graduation so he could enlist in the Marine Corps in 1944. Even having done that, he needed a waiver for his 20-200 vision in one eye. Within a year he landed with the
4th Marine Division on Iwo Jima. A China
tour followed.
He entered Princeton in 1946 with our class and roomed with John Fletcher, Jack Shepherd, and Ron Wittreich. He belonged to Tiger Inn and majored in economics. After graduation, he joined the family business, Reprostat Corp., reproducers of highly technical architectural and engineering drawings.
Lou lived most of his life in Tenafly, N.J., where his community activities included service on the town council and town boards. He was a member of the Princeton Club of
New York for more than 50 years, a New York City Rotarian, and a Knickerbocker Country Club member. An avid bicycle rider, Lou rode across the United States three times to
benefit Alzheimer’s and the New York City Bicycle Police.