| Title: | That's the Spirit |
| Author: | Roger Sutro ... rsutro@cox.net |
| Encouragement is a great thing, and Louis knew how to
do it. I can only guess that he was encouraged - well- at some point when
he was growing up, and this gave him a "place from which to appreciate" other people from.
That's the Spirit! he would say, when work was really working, when one of us would find strength to overcome a difficulty, when we'd Put our backs into it doing yard work. Louis believed in working hard and working well, and chose to spend many a long hour improving the house, the yard, and the church. One of the nicest pictures of him is this one up in the Unitarian Church's belfry. His hand is getting or returning a pen from his pocket, his stance one of careful (yet still jaunty) balance - appropriate for roofs, which he was a frequent visitor of. I have to think that his expression is a mix of enjoyment at being up in the belfry, and also a photographer's empathy for whomever is snapping the picture. He really believed in taking pictures. This picture shows Louis ready to do work, ready to talk to you, enjoying what he's doing, enjoying the people around him. That's the Spirit, Louis! |
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