Division of Administration and Finance
University Services
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amber Arguijo
Marketing Coordinator
832.842.5990
arguijo-amber@aramark.com
ICON AT OBERHOLTZER HALL TO RETIRE AT END OF SEMESTER
Houston, May 6, 2011 – At the end of the day when the RFoC in Oberholtzer Hall closes down for
the summer, UH Dining Services will also say goodbye to an extremely valued member of their
team.
Lou Stewart, more commonly known as Miss
Lou, has been with Dining Services for 42 years
and is retiring at the end of the semester.
“Like a pillar upon which you build a foundation,
you sometimes forget how important it is to
everything you have done, everything you have
built as a team, until it is no longer there,” said
Director of Operations Geoff Herbert. “Miss Lou
has been that pillar for all of us at OB and we will
all be sad that she will not be by our side every
day.”
Those sentiments are echoed by the people who
worked with her every day, and the students who
have grown accustomed to seeing her at every
meal.
Miss Lou with her daughter, Christine “For every student that has ever eaten a meal at OB in the last 42 years Miss Lou has been there
to make them feel right at home,” said Valarie Holub, location manager at the Oberholtzer dining
hall. “Not only has she touched the lives of the students but also the hearts of all those that have
worked with her over the years.”
We have racked our brains to find words that do justice to what we feel in our hearts, and we
apologize for failing. So we will leave you with this: we love you, Miss Lou, and we will always
miss you.
For more information about UH Dining Services visit www.uh.edu/dining.
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