hiː wʌzɐ ɹᵻvˈɪɹd ɐtˈɜːni nˈæʃənəli ænd ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sənt. lˈuːi ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd dˈaɪd fɹʌm ɐ hˈɑːɹt ɐtˈæk ˈeɪdʒd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ɪn sənt. lˈuːi ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
He was a revered attorney nationally and a prominent member of the St. Louis Republican Party, and died from a heart attack aged 42 in St. Louis on February 16, 1945.