Sunday, March 19, 2023
Lou was by far one of my favorite people in this world. I spent the last couple weeks in the depths of our memories, wishing that I could have just one more. Lou was one of those people who always told you how it was, even if you didn't want to hear it and sometimes I really didn't want to hear it, but it was always exactly what I needed. I could talk for hours about the intense laughing sessions or the times we hung out and did literally nothing, but the thing that made Lou so special is how much he would give to everyone and everything around him.
One year I couldn't justify driving home for thanksgiving, guess who spent that year with Lou and his family, and it wasn't an evening where I felt out of place or just another guest. I felt like family.
There were the times I needed a place to crash for a few days and Lou offered his house, without hesitation and always made me feel at home.
When I signed my first lease for my apartment, I hadn't read all the "fine print", it was my birthday and I was sobbing thinking I has made a huge mistake. Guess who talked me down and got me to my birthday dinner with all my friends, yep that was Lou.
I think the thing I owe him the most credit for, is for the confidence he had in me and how he always made me feel so smart in the world of engineering. As many of you know Lou was beyond brilliant, and when someone like that tells you that you're smart it's just a different level of confidence. With that said he spent a full week helping me prep for my interviews in Montana, and guess what I got a job offer.
Lou has had such a major impact on my life and I can't begin to explain the sadness that dwells inside me. He was one of the most kind, selfless, wonderful, authentic, and badass humans I have had the pleasure of knowing. I hope I can be more like Lou in the future and that everything he's done for me I can do for others.
Lou, thank you for so many great memories and letting me watch Quinn all those times, you will be so missed. I love you.