Francois Pierre Louis of Quogue Dies October 27

Francois Pierre Louis of Quogue died peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 27. He was 93.

Louis was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on September 4, 1929, to Georges Auguste Louis and Paule Marie Cotton d’Englesqueville. An automobile company executive, Louis came to the United States in 1955, working initially as an engineer for Cadillac in Detroit before moving to New York and working for Michelin Tire Group, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and ultimately Renault USA, where he worked from 1968 until 1994.

Just 10 years old when Paris fell to Nazi Germany, the occupation played a large role in Louis’s formative years. As a teenager, he served for the Red Cross and later served in the French Army, retiring honorably as a lieutenant.

Louis was a member of numerous organizations, including the European Institute; the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, for which he served on the Board of Directors; the Society of Automotive Engineers; Cercle des Militaires des Armees; and the Army and Navy Club.

Louis was an avid boater, spending many happy hours with family and friends on his boat on Quantuck and Shinnecock bays. Other hobbies included photography, cooking and travel.

In addition to his wife of 37 years, Mary Thames Louis, Louis is survived by his brother Bernard; daughter Veronique; stepsons George and Tim; stepdaughters Jennifer and Mary Beth; eight grandchildren; his former wife Martine; and a large, extended, loving family.

A wake will be held at Werner and Rothwell Funeral Home, 60 Mill Road, Westhampton Beach from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 3. A funeral service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church, 580 Main Street, Westhampton Beach at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 4. A reception will be held immediately after the funeral at Quogue Wildlife Refuge, 3 Old Country Road, Quogue. Interment will be held at Quogue Cemetery, 58 Lamb Avenue, Quogue at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the following non-profit organizations: East End Hospice (eeh.org); Quogue Wildlife Refuge (quoguewildliferefuge.org); Westhampton War Memorial Volunteer Ambulance (westhamptonambulance.org); or Peconic Bay Medical Center Caregivers Center (pbmchealth.org/caregivers-center).