Louis Dotson Jr.

Sunrise: September 8, 1939

Sunset: April 15, 2015

Born on September 8, 1939, Louis Dotson, Jr. was the 4th child of Louis Dotson, Sr. and Ethel Washington Dotson-Miller.

He graduated from the Original L.C. Anderson High School in 1958. A three-year letterman in football, Louis was a standout offensive and defensive player on the 1956-1957 State Championship team. He also lettered in basketball, baseball and track. After graduation, Louis attended Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas. During his time there, he learned of a new company coming to town named IBM and immediately applied for a position. In 1967, he was hired as a Machinist and seven years later became IBM Austin’s first African American Manager (1971).

His love for sports and competiveness never wavered. Louis played and coached many athletic activities at IBM. He was a recipient of numerous Tom Watson Trophies (a special IBM Sports Award) and accumulated the most awards in golf and tennis. An avid golfer, he was a long time member of the Capital City Golf Association and participated in many local and statewide tournaments. He was able to successfully master seven holes-in-one throughout the years. He also loved to take his boat out to the lake and fish. On any given Saturday you could find Louis on either the golf course or fishing for croppy and catfish.

After 25 years at IBM, Louis decided to retire and move on to bigger and better things. After two years of retirement, he went to work for Applied Materials and worked there until he became ill.

Louis was a fighter; he overcame difficulty after difficulty with strong determination for more than 15 years. After a long hard fought battle, he found rest and peace in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Louis was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves to celebrate and cherish his life with wife Elijah Dotson, children Terri McClain, Felicia Overton (Darrell), Michael Dotson, Terrence Gregg, Sonya Dotson, Marvin Dotson, 15 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends.