I met Lou in my antique mall booth on Tropicana & Jones here in Las Vegas 1998 ….Lou was the one who introduced me to casino ashtrays …When Lou retired to Las Vegas from Chicago he would go to all the thrift stores and pick up some rare ashtrays for $.10 He saw the chips that I was selling in my booth and he became a collector as well of all casino memorabilia he loved the history …. in Chicago he used to collect cone top beer cans …He also had a great Wheaties cereal box collection …. Lou was a big help to me in my stores at the Tropicana & downtown …. we have many great trips together around Nevada and Southern California … Lou originally from Jersey City, New Jersey and was quite boisterous and love to talk …. Here are some old photographs I miss the old guy thanks for reading my post … Rich Burgel