Today funeral services will be held for Louise Leigh. Many of the activists in LA County and in the state recognize her as an important GOP volunteer. I met Louise when I was first elected to the LA County Central Committee. She convinced me I needed to tutor immigrants in English at a local church. She was also CRA Historian since 1969 and in the last decade was the organizer of Constitution Day. Below is part of an biography provided by Peggy Mew. Our Republic lost a a dedicated patriot and the GOP lost a bundle of energy. R.I.P.
Louise Leigh 1914-2006 
She began her constitutional activism as an outreach director for the California Bicentennial Commission in 1987. In 1997 she founded Constitution Day, Inc to organize Constitution Day celebrations with school children, overseas military and Governor’s or their representatives from each state reciting the Preamble to the Constitution simultaneously on September 17 throughout the nation. Last year, Louise was instrumental in getting Public Law 108-447 signed into law by President George Bush designation September 17th as Constitution Day.
She has received numerous recognitions: the George Washington Gold Medal Award from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge; International Award from the National Center for Constitutional Studies; Medal of Honor from the Daughters of the American Revolution; Outreach Director both Silver and Gold Key and Volunteer of the Year Award from the CA Republican Party; and two time recipient of the Nellie Mae Howard Award.
Louise served on the California State Commissioner, Respiratory Care Board; LA County member Consumer Affairs Board; National Selective Service Board; Constitutional Advocate to both LA county and Southern Division Federated Republican Women; CA Republican Assembly Historian since 1969 establishing an archive of memorabilia at USC. Delegate to two National Republican Conventions and appointed Presidential Elector in 1993.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:00 am
I remember when I first met Louise quite well, it was back in the 1992 elections when I first got active in politics. She was one of many leaders I was fortunate to befriend at the 49th A.D. Central Committee breakfasts. And like many of them, she is now gone, too.
Nothing was her passion quite like the U.S. Constitution. No party, no issue, no candidate had her ultimate loyalty like the Constitution, but she always pressed conservatives and Republican candidates to look to the Constitution. If our politicians, of any party, took that document to heart only 1/4 of the way Louise did, how much better of this nation would be.
I am only sorry I did not get to see Louise in recent months, but I shall always remember her fondly as a sweet and dedicated woman, and unabashed patriot.