Louis "Lou" P. Kaiser's Obituary
Louis "Lou" Kaiser, age 80, passed away on May 25, 2023, in Plano, Texas.
Lou was born on March 8, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lydia and Leo Kaiser. In 1960, Lou graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. In 1964, he received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, which is now part of NYU Tandem School and moved to Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1971, he received his MBA from the University of Hartford. He was an avid Brooklyn Dodgers fan, that is until their move! On Labor Day weekend in 1972, Lou met Jill Adler at the Concord Hotel, in the Catskills in New York. They were married on June 24, 1973. They lived in Hamden and Orange, Connecticut and then moved to Plano, Texas in 1994 where he immediately became active at Congregation Beth Torah.
Lou served on National and Regional boards of United Synagogue. He was past president of both Congregation Beth Torah in Richardson and Congregation Or Shalom in Orange, CT, He also served in many other positions at Congregation Beth Torah.
Lou worked for Uniroyal after college graduation until 1980. He then worked for GTE/ Verizon in Connecticut and moved to Texas with them. He retired in February 2007 as Director - Sourcing for Verizon. He then worked at Telmar until August 2009.
Lou is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Jill; son, Scott Kaiser (Whitney); daughter, Lauren Kaplan (Jacob) and grandchildren, Henry Kaiser, Ari Kaplan and Shana Kaplan. He will be sincerely missed by his loving family and devoted friends and colleagues.
A Graveside Service was held on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Restland Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to Congregation Beth Torah and Congregation Or Shalom.
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