Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Louise and I went to high school together, and her presence made it unforgettable for many of us. Whether we were high kicking on a chorus line of Mulettes, starting a Ski Club although we weren't skiers, or going on a group blind date at West Point Academy (arranged by our religious instructors, no less), Louise made everything memorable. But besides being fun, Louise was also very smart, incredibly witty, and exceptionally generous with her time and talents. In the fifty-plus years since those high school days, she has helped countless people emotionally as they dealt with illness and tragedy, she has helped people physically when they needed something she could do, she has helped people mentally when they had a problem to solve, and of course she has helped many of us legally by explaining the complexities of the law. I am generally not prone to quoting Biblical verse, but one particular passage has been swirling in my head since Louise's untimely passing: "Well done, good and faithful servant." Surely she deserved that epitaph.
Susan Boydston
