Louise Ann Chavez (April 22, 1942 – June 11, 2021) Born to the late Frances Cummings and Thomas Alfred Spratt in Cortland, NY. The youngest of three children, she is survived by her brother, Gordon Spratt (Terry), of Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Her sister, Doreen Holbrook (Earl), formerly of Coral Gables, FL, preceded her in death. Louise, or Weezer, as she was called by Gordon growing up, was beautiful and smart, kind and loving, hardworking, resilient and a bit of a rebel. Her grandfather immigrated to the US from England and her family made its way to upstate New York, then moved to Florida from Cortland, NY when she was young. Late in life, as dementia made recent memories fade, she’d happily recount details of childhood visits to a family farm in NY. Louise graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, FL in 1960 as salutatorian, and attended Florida Presbyterian College on a full academic scholarship. (Did we mention she was smart?)...
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