Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Louis E. Postula received his US citizenship at the age of 18. He was a 1953 graduate of Marshall High School where he was an outstanding, multi-sport athlete. Lou earned All State honors in both football & basketball & was the 1952 Class B State Champion in the pole vault. He was voted Marshall High School Class of 1953 “Most Versatile Athlete of the Year”. He also was the recipient of the Bill Holt Award. Lou attended Michigan State University where he was a member of the football team and competed in the 1955 Rose Bowl Game. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Lou’s brother Vic was a member of the Marshall High School Athletics Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of 2020. In 2022, Lou passed away at the age of 86. He is survived by his children Sheryl Clement, Cindy Kennedy, and his life partner of 24 years, Patricia Smith, whom he met in the 3rd grade, and her children and grandchildren.
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