DonandLouise

No, I did not mistype the title! It really is supposed to be “DonandLouise” with no spaces. For, you see, that is how it was for so many years for Don Meadows and the love of his life, Louise, whom he affectionately called “Lulu”.

You hardly ever saw them apart. Whenever you saw Don, you usually saw Lulu. There was no space between them.

Don once told me they started holding hands in high school (Phillips High in Birmingham) in the late 1940’s. That led to a lifelong friendship and love affair that lasted into the next century. They were together for more than seventy years – though not physically for the last few after Louise passed away in 2010. Still, they were together as Don signed his Christmas cards “Don and Lulu”. 

Don and Louise were well known as the champion ticket sellers for our annual church Springfest fundraiser. Each year, it was a battle for second place as Don and Louise outsold everyone else. And, in typical Don fashion, he gave all the credit to Lulu. One year they also helped drum up ad sponsors for our bulletin insert. And once again, they led the way, finding many new sponsors to contribute to our cause. I remember Don telling me, “They just can’t say no to Lulu!”

2 Timothy 4:6 "I have competed well; I have finished the race. I have kept the faith."