Louis Gordon COON ^2,3,4,5,6

  General Notes:

He was always late. His brother Ed nicknamed him 'Zippy'.

Others called him "Termite Louie". When people had termite damage, they called him to repair the damage.

Called "The original Roaming Romeo" in his high school yearbook.

  Events in his life were:

• In 1900 he lived on Hudson Avenue in the Town of Ghent, (part of the village of Chatham) in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. ⁷

• In 1910 he lived at 38 Robertson Ave. in White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA. ⁸

• In 1912 he lived at 38 Robertson Ave in the White Plains School Census of 1912 in White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA. ⁹

• Military: Enlisted in Navy, 26 Jul 1918, New York, , New York, USA. for 4 years service.

• Family Story: "The Battle of Pelham Bay", 1918, Pelham, Westchester, New York, USA. "Louis always said he fought "The Battle of Pelham Bay". He spent his entire enlistment shoveling coal at Pelham Bay." - JH Coon, 2008

• In 1920 he lived at 62 Robertson Ave. in White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA. ¹⁰

• Family Story: "Bathtub Gin", Abt 1920-1933, White Plains, Westchester, New York. "During prohibition (1920-33) Louis was a volunteer fireman in White Plains, at the firehouse on Robertson Avenue. They hung out at the firehouse, played pinnocle, made bathtub gin. One night Louis and Art Gill (who lived on the 1st floor of 62 Robertson Avenue) came home after drinking gin at the firehouse. Art got his foot wedged in the toilet. They had to break the toilet to free his foot." - J.H.Coon, 2008

• Military: Discharge from Navy, 30 Sep 1921, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. "Honorable discharge by order of the Secretary of the Navy, owing to lack of Funds." Active duty 8/16/18 to 1/23/19

• Book: Louis is listed on the Honor Roll of veterans in 'The World War History of the City of White Plains', 1917-1918; pg 53, 1926.

• In 1930 he lived at 62 Robertson Avenue in White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA.

• In 1946 he lived 184 Chatterton Parkway in White Plains, Westchester, New York. from about 1946 to 1955. He originally built the house for his brother Archie. When Archie and Antoinette divorced, Louis bought it from him.

• He worked as building contractor with architect Kaneji Domoto in Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonia, 1950's in Usonia, New York. ¹¹ Jack Coon remembers Kan Domoto as a really nice person. Kan gave him advice on designing his kitchen (the 'work triangle') in the house he built at 100 Concord Ave, New York, about 1954.

• In 1958 he lived 532 Cypress Drive in Lake Park, Palm Beach, Florida. He built this home about 1958. It was always painted white with blue trim, the blue getting progressively brighter the older he became.

• He enjoyed red skin peanuts, baseball and gardening.

• He was buried in 1986 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, , Florida.

• Favorite sayings:"Loose as ashes"
"Everythings Elephant"
"Whatchamacallit"

• He was buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Park in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

Louis married Verna Leota HORTON, daughter of John Haviland HORTON and Mabel HAUVER, on 22 May 1926. (Verna Leota HORTON was born on 24 Dec 1902 in New York,^3,12,13,14 died on 14 May 1980 in Palm Beach County, FL ^3,14 and was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, , Florida.)

  Events in their marriage were:

• Children:

• From May 1926 to Nov 1927 they lived 24 Chatterton Ave in White Plains, Westchester, New York. Statement for furniture, Spear & Co., NY, NY; Order taken 5/15/26, delivery date 5/19/26 (3 days before their marriage). Envelope addresse to Mr. Louis G. Coon, 24 Chatterton Ave, White Plains, NY., postmarked Nov 30, 1927. According to US Census, Lewis & Ida Coon lived at 24 Chatterton Ave. in 1920, 26 Chatterton in 1930. 24 Chatterton just around the corner from 15 Hunt Place, home of John, Mabel, Verna & Harold in 1920.