LOUIS EMANUEL

EMANUEL
LOUIS
Age 86, of New Florence, (Ross Mt. Club) and Sherwood Oaks (Cranberry Twp.) died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born April 28, 1930 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Edward Cornell and Elizabeth Reid Emanuel. Lou was raised in Lancaster where he attended Franklin and Marshall Academy and the Hill School, graduated from McCaskey High School, Princeton University, class of 1951, and Yale Law School, class of 1954. He served two years in the U.S. Army, CIC Division. He was a Partner in the Buchanan Ingersoll Law Firm in Pittsburgh until his retirement in 1988. He was a partner in Chestnut Ridge Foam of Latrobe, the former E.R. Caldwell Land Clearing Co. of Ligonier, and the Mont Stahlman Lumber Co. He enjoyed acquiring woodlands, golf, swimming, walking in the woods, playing softball, traditional Dixieland music, playing the piano and was a great mixed doubles partner in tennis. He was a member of Ross Mountain Club, the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club of Pittsburgh, served on the board of directors of Animal Friends of Pittsburgh, Princeton University Campus Club where he was Graduate Board President for many years, and was former treasurer and board of directors member for Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, Marie Secky Emanuel; a daughter, Elizabeth (Joseph) Krolczyk of Upper Saint Clair; and four outstanding grandsons, Jeffrey, Stephen, Eric and Mark Kroczyk. His greatest loves other than his family were his dogs and wildlife. Lou led an amazing life with a wide variety of interests. Private burial will be in the Fairfield Cemetery. A service to celebrate Lou's life will be held at a time and place to be announced. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Lou's memory to Animal Friends, 562 Camp Horn Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, or Action for Animals, 386 Route 217, Latrobe, PA 15650, or to the Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 203, Ligonier, PA 15658. To leave a condolence or tribute for Lou or his family, please visit: jpaulmccrackenfuneralchapel.com. THE J. PAUL MCCRACKEN FUNERAL CHAPEL, INC. OF LIGONIER has been entrusted with Mr. Emanuel's arrangements.