Louis Doup's will (gave his money to charities, long time employees, friends, and relatives)

[Omaha Steve]

Not many these days leave $ to their employees!

http://www.steveandmarta.com/graveyards/forest_lawn/forestlawn_doup.htm

Louis Doup was a local furniture manufacturer who evidently did very well. He's got a mausoleum along Forest Lawn's "King's Row," with the rest of Omaha's elite. I don't know much about the family, but I've been speculating that the other occupants of the mausoleum are his parents, based on the dates. I've also speculated that the family might have died out with Louis, at least in Omaha. There are no other Doup's listed in the local phone book.

In January 2013, Cindy D. emailed me a copy of a 1922 article from the Omaha World Herald (for which I greatly thank her!), which detailed Louis Doup's will. He was an extremely generous man, who gave his money to charities, co-workers, friends, and relatives, and even the sisters of his first wife. He even left a $2,000 gift to the nurse that cared for him during his final illness. What a kind and thoughtful person he must have been.

FULL story and more photos at link.


Louis G. Doup