Louise R. Looney

Louise was born on August 11, 1920 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She had two half sisters who preceded her in death, Eula Mae and Marie. She married Charles Looney in 1942 in Kentucky. Charles was in the Army (1942-1945) serving in WWII coming home to his new wife and beautiful baby girl, Rhea. In 1951 they were blessed with a bouncing baby boy, Mike, born on Christmas Eve. Charles’ job took them to Ohio for a few years and then in 1956 they came to Colorado. 1801 S. Tennyson St. was their home for 40+ years. Louise was a homemaker first and foremost. Her beautifully decorated home could have been pictured in Homes Beautiful, or Better Homes and Gardens. She had a natural flair for decorating and color. Her beautiful, stylish, colorful wardrobe kept her busy with shopping, lots of shopping, it is probably what Louise did best…. But she couldn’t just shop so she did have a few part-time jobs. She did ice cream demos for Meadow Gold dairy, she was a sales clerk in the gift shop of the Brown Palace Hotel, and still found time for volunteer work both at her church and in her community. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church, transferring to First Baptist Church of Denver in her later years. Her political affiliation was Democratic alllll the way… a signed picture of Gary Hart was one of her prized possessions and Bill Clinton was HER president. She did volunteer work for the Democratic Party. Charles and Louise had a love for travel. They were charter members of Ports of Call travel club. They traveled all over the world. She loved to walk along the beach in Mexico collecting shells, shop for Indian treasures in Santa Fe, and dance the night away in Jamaica. After Charles passed away in March of 1981, she continued to do some traveling and of course shopping. Unfortunately, in 1999, Louise was diagnosed with Dementia (Alzheimer’s Type) and it became necessary for her to live in an Assisted Living community. She continued to be the “dazzling red head” with the beautiful show home apartment and knock out wardrobe. The other residents at Oakhurst Towers could hardly wait for dinner time to see what Louise would be wearing….. the staff at the Gardens of Columbine would bring perspective tenants to view her apartment and the Apple Ridge nurses wanted to borrow her jewelry. Louise was style and grace all the way up to the end. Even at 90, with Alzheimer’s at its worst, the nurses at Manor Care said Louise would stay for a long time at the mirror “making herself pretty”. The upside of her last years was that she lived happily ever after in her own “little Idaho”.. no worries, no cares and always a smile and happy disposition. As sure as there are pearly gates in heaven, Louise is standing there asking St. Peter, “where is the mall?”