Louise grew up Nanaimo, BC and went into the field of accounting. She and husband Darrell moved to Point Roberts in 1983. They lived just down the street from Trinity and often attended services led by Pastor Ernie Loreen. “In those days hospitality was in the back of the sanctuary and when the coffee would start brewing my stomach would growl in anticipation.”

She and Darrell married in August of 1983 and several years later bought their current home on the westside of the Point. Louise returned to school for formal training in accounting. In 1991, ready for a challenge, she purchased a business in Richmond doing the labor intensive small volume bindery work that the big shops did not want. Working with a group of loyal and dedicated employees she grew the business and after 20 years she sold it.

Louise became active in the Point Roberts community, volunteering with the Friends of the Point Roberts Library, Home Grown Co-Op, and the Circle of Care, and working part-time at the hardware store. At Trinity she did altar care and hospitality and was elected to the church council. In 2016 the church bookkeeper retired, and the church manager left due to family illness, and Louise took on both positions. Her accounting and management abilities and her people skills are very appreciated by the church staff and membership.