Come to the Gordon R. Howard Museum for an informal drop-in from 11am to 12:30 pm to remember Louise and her wonderful life, energy and sparkle. Refreshments will be served near her exhibit on the 1st floor of the Musuem before public hours.
Please join friends and family to remember Louise this Saturday Jan. 26th (to coincide with Louise's birthday Jan 28th) from 11am to 12:30pm at the Gordon R. Howard Museum. Feel free to bring stories, photos and memories to share in her honor. Refreshments will be served near her memorabilia on exhibit on the 1st floor. For more information call Rick or Genny Leatherwood 805-496-4355
Newspaper ad announcing Louise's retirement from the real estate business.
Louise, daughter Donna, and granddaughter Dawn, 1994
Louise and (Grand daughter) Dawn, 1994
Louise, and sister Carol (Arthur) Dixon
Louise on a Mexico Cruise Trip 1993
Louise on a Mexico Cruise Trip 1993
Louise and daughter Donna at Stonehenge 1999
Louise at Christmas, Burbank, California
Louise, daughter Donna, Bob Dixon, & Helen Leatherwood, Xmas get together at Hyatt Westlake Village
Louise & Leonard Penn, Newport Beach, California 1969
Louise Penn, Newport Beach, California 1969
Carol Arthur, Harold Arthur, & Louise 1969 Burbank, California
Louise Penn, Christmas 1969, Burbank, California
Harold & Louise (Arthur) Penn in the foreground, Buddy & Carol Arthur in the background.
Edith "Nana" Arthur, Newport Beach, Czalifornia 1968
Harold & Edith Arthur's 50th Anniversary in Newport Beach 1967, with the entire family.
Helen, Louise, Carol, and Harold Arthur (Dad) 1954
Helen, Louise & Carol Arthur 1954
Louise, Sister Carol and Edith (Mom) at Long Beach Airport 1954
In High School, I studied Drama. Loved the comedies and improv but alas....Shakespear and the classics were required. I was selected to do a Maxwell Anderson soliloquy. Yikes! Anne Boleyn right before the quillotine. Nothing funny there. So I knew I needed help and I knew my Aunt was the right person for the job. For several weeks leading up to the competition, she patiently tried to instill her amazing talent into me. I know I probably frustrated her to no end but she was always encouraging and supportive.
It was a regional high school competition and 1 hour before my category came up, I was called into the judges room and informed that I had been disqualified. Huh??? Apparently, a new judge had been added that morning. That judge was Leonard Penn, my Uncle. I was still allowed to perform but only as exhibition. He had no idea that it was the same competition that Louise was training me for and he would have abstained but it would have taken the judge panel below the minimum. So it didn't matter. Actually, I was probably better because I knew I was out of competition and as hard as she tried.........I was terrible..LOL
Year after year since then, we laughed about it. She was a gem.
It was a cold snowy January morning on Manhattan when Edith and Harold taxied to the hospital to await the arrival of their first child, Louise. It had only been a year since their marriage and they were excited and filled with joy and expectations. The year was 1918 and Harold was in his army uniform. He had been drafted and expected he would see some action, but as luck would have it, the war was ending.
The Armistice was signed in Paris, November 11, 1918
(this was a note I found written in her own words)
