
If you've never heard of him, it wouldn't be a surprise, and Louis himself wouldn't have cared one way or the other. He didn't seek the spotlight. To call him a firearms and tactics instructor would be technically correct, but they're labels, and labels are necessarily limiting. For the straight biography, visit his website.
I worked with Louis (pronounced "Louie") on two instructional video projects in the early 2000's: Only Hits Count, a combat shooting video, and Safe at Home, a home defense video. The leather-jacketed villain holding the hammer on the cover of Safe at Home is me (with hair).
Simply put, Louis was a man of respect. A brilliant tactician with real world experience that he never boasted about: it just informed what he taught and how he taught it. Self-effacing almost to a fault, and had an incredibly dry, clever sense of humor. His delivery was deadpan in a way you've never heard before. Sere. Arid. I can't claim him as a friend, but I really quite liked and admired him. During my time in publishing, I'd worked with many, many combat shooting experts. Some good, some great, some mediocre.
Louis was in a class by himself. I wish I'd known him better. It would have made me better.
Requiescat in pace, Louis.
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