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Louie George Arrington Sr.

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Louie George Arrington Sr.

Birth
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Death
20 Feb 1967 (aged 79)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Memory Garden; Section: 9
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Mr. Arrington was a very talented man. He was a cabinet maker and wood carver. There was nothing he could not carve out of wood. He carved a miniature replica of the Bok Tower that is in a museum in Lake Wales, Florida where the real Bok Tower stands and which inspired him to create the replica. Mr. Arrington was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was of Baptist faith. My mom once told me all she ever seen Mr. Arrington wear were overalls · he was buried in a suit and in my mom's opinion he should have been buried in his overalls because they were a part of who he was. He had a heart attack on his 79th birthday after sitting down at the kitchen table to have breakfast. In the 1930s, Louie George had a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized. Since mental illness can be hereditary and my grandmother, Carrie Louise had a severe case having shock treatments as early as her teen years. There was a family story about Louie George having to be taken to the ground and handcuffed by police and there is nothing showing he ever had a criminal history so I believe this story came from him being forcibly Baker Acted after having a mental breakdown.
Mr. Arrington was a very talented man. He was a cabinet maker and wood carver. There was nothing he could not carve out of wood. He carved a miniature replica of the Bok Tower that is in a museum in Lake Wales, Florida where the real Bok Tower stands and which inspired him to create the replica. Mr. Arrington was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was of Baptist faith. My mom once told me all she ever seen Mr. Arrington wear were overalls · he was buried in a suit and in my mom's opinion he should have been buried in his overalls because they were a part of who he was. He had a heart attack on his 79th birthday after sitting down at the kitchen table to have breakfast. In the 1930s, Louie George had a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized. Since mental illness can be hereditary and my grandmother, Carrie Louise had a severe case having shock treatments as early as her teen years. There was a family story about Louie George having to be taken to the ground and handcuffed by police and there is nothing showing he ever had a criminal history so I believe this story came from him being forcibly Baker Acted after having a mental breakdown.

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  • Maintained by: ღ DREAMS ღ Relative Grandparent
  • Originally Created by: Noreta
  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29880989/louie_george-arrington: accessed ), memorial page for Louie George Arrington Sr. (20 Feb 1888–20 Feb 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29880989, citing Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; Maintained by ღ DREAMS ღ (contributor 47230964).