Webster's dictionary defines a lighthouse as a structure with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators. For decades, Lou' Crockett was the lighthouse in our family, as well as one for the community. She was a role model and hero to countless others she tutored, counseled, entertained and inspired over 60 years of activism and volunteerism in Danville.
Affectionately called Miss Lou', the Story Lady from Danville Public Library and Cool Lou' for how she masterfully played a bridge hand, Lou' Crockett earned her angel wings March 22, 2025 in Tempe, Arizona. She was 97.
Louistine Elizabeth Ford was born August 27, 1927 in the Bronx, New York to Albert Henry Ford Sr. and Helen Louisa Edwards Ford. The family moved to Chicago in the 1930s and Lou graduated salutatorian from Wendell Phillips High School in 1944.
"I was privileged to attend a Black high school during the World War II years," she said. "Besides being taught a love for country, we were taug

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