Yousuf & Lewis

This is my grandfather, Lewis Louthood.  Former Publisher of the Montreal Star & Weekend Magazine.  The photo was taken by Yousuf Karsh, one of my all time favourite photographers.

I have no idea why Karsh did a portrait of my grandfather.  My mother casually mentioned it one day a few years ago.  Things like that tend to happen in my family.  

“Oh yeah, Lester Patrick was an uncle, he played hockey.” (and then they named a league and a trophy after him).  

“Patrick Swayze shares a great-grandfather with us.” (forever changing how dirty I felt about Dirty Dancing).

“Your Dad’s great aunt was a Lady & her husband a Baronet.” (how does this help me meet HRH Prince Harry?)

Both Karsh and my grandfather have passed away, so the mystery of why and how this photo came to be I will never know.