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Lou was a good friend.  I first met Lou in 1980 and we have been good friends for years.  I conversed with Lou about two weeks ago and he brought me up to speed on his health.  Lou has always been a fighter and has been a great guy.  Lou loved his Family, Trains and cars.  Last year when I found out I had prostate cancer, Lou was the first to call me and show his support.  Thank you Lou.  Lou always had a smile and positive outlook on everything.  Like thousands of his friends, we will always miss him and take his memory with us until someone writes about us.

 

 

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Originally Posted by bigdodgetrain:

I will miss his posts here on the forum.  ...

That is SO very true.  As the LCCA posting indicated, Lou had a larger-than-life personality, and I can't think of a better person to have the title LCCA President Infiniti bestowed upon him!  Seems like only yesterday that I would stop in at Train99 along Route 202 in the late 1980's.

 

Very sad to hear this news... 62 is much too young.

 

Deepest sympathies to Lou's immediate family and his close friends.  RIP, Lou.

 

David

 

 

Very said News- I met Lou in 1980 when I worked for Greenberg. Many times we all would go out to eat after the shows we also had lunch many times at the show during set up. We became very good friends.

in 2002 The Pittsburgh Area Hi-Railers set up for the LCCA convention in Pittsburgh. The next year 2003 Lou asked if we would take the Layout to Las Vegas. Lou always was able to make things happen.What a Great time we had.

After a Name change The Pittsburgh Independent Hi-Railers set up at 2 more LCCA Conventions for Lou. 

No matter when I saw Lou he always asked how my wife and daughter were doing.

RIP my Friend.

I received this sad news from AL tonight when I was at work. I  feared this was coming after speaking to his wife yesterday so I called another one of his friends Steve Stanly who was by his bedside when they took him off of life support.

Like Marty above Lou was an old and dear friend who I will always miss from the bottom of my heart.

 

I think Lou would get a kick out of me telling you guys this story so here goes. I last saw Lou a little over a week ago when he came out of a month long coma. The hospital staff would not shave him because they where fearful of cutting him. You see his white cell count was low and infection was a real concern.

Well when I walked into his room he had this full beard on his face and it was as black as the hair on his head. I looked at him and said, I guess you finally proved it to me. What he asked? I replied with a grin your hair really is a natural black.

Well he gave that big beautiful, infectious smile of his and said I told you so.

 

I have many heart warming stories that attest to the quality of this man and maybe after the initial pain of the loss passes I will share them with you, but for now let it be known that one of the true greats has passed. 

My deepest sympathies to Mr. Caponi's family and many friends.  I had the pleasure of dealing with Loco Louie a couple of times about 10-12 years ago when I relieved him of a couple of MTH Pennsylvania Q2s - he acquired about 25 of them and was offering a 30% discount on his overstock. I still have them and will always associate them with the pleasurable personality I dealt with on the phone.  He was a disciple and ambassador to our hobby.  I lament his loss.  May the joy of his friendship continue to lighten the memories of all who will miss his jovial presence.

Friends

 

 I too would like to offer my condolences to Lou's family and friends. Lou was one of the guys in the hobby who knew many people, and many people knew him because he was one of the good guys.  I knew Lou for a few years and he was a very charismatic person. His goal for the LCCA was to always make it better. His dedication to the hobby and the LCCA were significant and can not be underestimated in both tangible and intangible ways.

 

The hobby has certainly lost an icon and a true leader.   

 

Rest in peace Lou.

 

Erol Gurcan

The LCCA has lost our best friend today.
 
From the very first day I met him, I can't think of a single time that I was in a conversation with Lou Caponi that "... what we got to do for the club. . . " wasn't almost immediately, the focus of what we discussed. 
  
From the incredible and desirable product he created for our events or limited edition projects, to endlessly promoting membership in our organization, Lou was truly the heartbeat of the LCCA.    
 
I am going to miss that heartbeat.

I know we will each find our personal way to memorialize Lou's impact on our lives, but we can't do much better than to honor him by sharing the love of Toy Trains as much as Lou did with everyone - especially with the kids.

Thank you Lou, for sharing so much, caring so much, laughing so much and loving Rose, Dom & family, friends, trains, cars, your country and the Philadelphia Eagles, so very much.

Rest in Peace my friend and smile down on us often.
You will always be in my prayers.
 
You are still the only guy that calls me Rog, and I am okay with that.

Love ya big Guy.
 
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