Annette Marguerite Louis
11-8-30 to 6-1-22
Annette Louis entered into eternal rest peacefully at home at ninety-one years of age. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 8, 1930 to William and Marguerite Bryant. Her family lived in Chicago, Illinois and Salt Lake City, Utah, before settling in San Mateo, California. She attended San Mateo High School and then went on to St. Joseph School of Nursing in San Francisco. She loved being a nurse and worked at Mt. Diablo Hospital in Concord for twenty-six years in post-surgery, cardiac care and short stay.
Annette married Duane John Louis, Jr. in 1953. They lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for two years while Duane was in the Army. The family lived in Concord, California, from 1958-1968 and then Pleasant Hill, California, from 1968-1994. They were very involved at College Park High School, Pleasant Hill, for fourteen years while their eight children attended high school.
They attended many games and helped with many functions. They were Presidents of the College Park Athletic Boosters Club.
In 1994 they moved to Brentwood, California. They were in Summerset 1 for twenty-eight years and were involved in many activities and sports. Annette enjoyed Kare Bears, golf, bocce ball, exercise classes, and helping with many events held there.
Annette and Duane were married for fifty-nine years. Her loving husband passed in 2012. Annette is survived by her eight devoted children: Debbie White (Chuck), Michael Louis (Machiko), Paul Louis (Cindy), Gayle Leiser (Pat), Karen Louis (Joe), Steve Louis (Roxanne), David Louis, and Duane Louis (Donna). She has 21 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. She is survived by her brother, Bill Bryant, and predeceased by her siblings, Helen Allen and Oliver Bryant.
Annette’s interests included reading, traveling and RV trips with her husband, and many family vacations. She was an avid fan of Bay Area sports. She loved attending the innumerable athletic events and activities of her children and grandchildren.
They were very involved while attending Christ the King Catholic Church in Pleasant Hill and then at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood. A fond memory for them was traveling to the Holy Land and Egypt. Annette lived a faith-filled life and her large family and friends will miss her dearly. Her legacy of faith, hope, and love will be treasured always.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, July 14th at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 500 Fairview Avenue, Brentwood. A reception will follow at the Summerset 1 Clubhouse, 1675 Crispin Drive, Brentwood.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) and Huntington Disease Society of America (www.hdsa.org).
