January 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014 (66)

• Born in South Africa
• 1st Special Services Battalion – South African Defence Force
• Disciple of Col. Jeff Cooper
• Chief Rangemaster under at Gunsite
  – Louis came to Gunsite to take a class, and Jeff Cooper was very impressed with him. Cooper eventually sponsored him for citizenship and hired him. Louis was the COO (ops officer) at Gunsite
• Adjunct instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps
• Adjunct instructor for Department of Energy
• One of 12 “Shooting Masters who hold a Doctorate in Firearms“
• May 2010 “The Final Weapon.” – Black Belt magazine 
• Column in SWAT magazine “Training and Tactics”  on page 98
• 1987 started Yavapai Firearms Academy Ltd. in Prescott Valley, AZ
• 1999 wrote “Tactical Reality”
• 2013 wrote “Plowshares into Swords.”
• 2018 – “More Tactical Reality”
• 2018 – Hit or Myth: An Analysis of Target Systems for Practical Training in Defensive Shooting