Louis Eilers Obituary

I was greatly saddend to learn the news of my Uncle Lou's passing away. I am his younger brother's oldest daughter.



I came to know my Uncle Lou in my early teens. I was always treated as a welcomed and valued visitor; I loved spending weekends at his and Aunt Pat's home. As I write this I'm remembering with (great fondness and a smile on my face) a particular overnight stay in 1975. To my surprise I learned that Uncle Lou made it a habit to ignore the constantly ringing phone. It's true, the interruption was relentless as his family contained a fair number of popular teens at the time. However, in the context of my 15-year old mind I couldn't imagine missing a phone call. With great incredulity I clarified, "he doesn't answer the phone"? Of course now I realize he was correct in his anecdotal, statistical calculation that very few, if any, of the calls were intended for him. Ironically, I adopted the very same response to the phone during the "teen" decade of my own two daughters.



But more importantly, Uncle Lou had another, greater influence on my thinking. I had the distinct benefit and privledge of experiencing his passion for history and learning of his commitment to memoralizing our family's past. This early influence strongly resonated with me and I believe helped shaped my own interest in history, particularly American history.



He was special that way.

Uncle Lou was the best cousin any girl could want. When I was young he teased me until I cried but when I as I got older, he only made me laugh. He was a brother to both my mom and dad, Dick and Dolores Indelicato, and they loved each other so very much. He was the bravest person I knew, as he fought in WWII with Patton and was in all the action. An angel sat on his shoulder as he put in two terms in the war and received the Purple Heart and many other medals. He truely was a joy to our family and he will be missed every day. Hopefully he can catch up with my Dad and they can be together again as they were in life. We love you Uncle Lou....Diane, Art, Tony & Laura, Michelle & Mike (and children) who will never get to hear his laugh or listen to his stories. God Bless You! The Spinelli's