After 59 years of marriage, Tina, a Savannah native, said her she never saw her husband seek any fan-fair about that hole-in-one or any accomplishment throughout his 18-year Air Force career and at Hunter, with the 373rd Bomb Squad, 308th Bomb Wing, or his successful post-military career with Gulfstream Aerospace.

"He was not a 'fussy' person," she said sadly, with a distant look, remembering her life partner. "He was a simple man; he was humble and very old school. He talked very little, but he loved deeply and he considered his loyalty to family and friends very important."

Tina said her husband was also independent-minded, as demonstrated in his unusual burial request. That request was considered unusual by most, but Tina said to her, it made sense.

The golf course staff were his closest friends, she said. He always referred to them as 'family' because of the countless hours he spent golfing on the greens, or at work, enjoying nature while cutting the grass, keeping it well-manicured. At his final work location, the golf pro shop, his co-workers and the golfers became his dearest friends.

"Louis was friendly to everyone;" said Magnus. "He was an honest guy and always willing to work when we needed him. "He wasn't just a hard worker, he was a stand-up guy-- the type who would do anything for you. I watched him work through some tough and painful years after his neck surgery and his bouts of cancer and chemo. He loved his wife Tina, his children and his all of his friends to the very end."

Tommie McArthur, Hunter Golf Course director, agrees.

"This was his second home," said McArthur. "Whenever he was out, everybody asked about him. I watched him battle cancer for five years. He continued to work through his first bout of chemo. He tried to work through his second chemo treatment but he was just too weak. He was a great guy and a devoted employee; I hated to lose him."

Tina finds comfort in the love so many people had for her late husband. She said at his funeral, she found herself wanting to reach out and comfort some of those friends herself, like one of Louis' former bosses who was 'crying like a baby.' She said other 'old timer' golf buddies who attended his funeral grieved openly and visibly for their departed friend.

"I can't think of any place that my husband would rather be than the Hunter Golf Course. He loved the military environment and he loved to be among good friends having fun on the golf course."