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 Posted: Mon 13:20, 19 Aug 2013 Post subject: Louis Belille gave new life to old shoes |
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Louis Belille gave new life to old shoes
For nearly a half century,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], owners brought worn-out loafers and beat-up oxfords to Dave's Shoe Repair in St. Louis Park for the cobbler to breathe new life into their tired footwear.
It wasn't Dave who put on new heels,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sewed on new soles or shined the leather. It was Louis Belille,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who quietly practiced his craft of reviving old shoes in his shop on the 4400 block of Excelsior Boulevard.
"Everybody thought his name was Dave and they'd say, 'Hi Dave,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],'" said his daughter Joyce Orstadius, of Fridley. "He was artistic, and was proud of his quality craftsmanship, of making shoes look beautiful again."
Belille died of undetermined causes March 11 at his home in Minneapolis,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. He was 74,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
He fixed shoes for celebrities such as television personality Mel Jass and KMSP TV news anchor Robyne Robinson. Former Minnesota Vikings Coach Mike Tice stopped in,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as did his fishing pal Roger Awsumb, who played railroad engineer Casey Jones on the show "Lunch With Casey,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," which aired on WTCN TV (now KARE). "When I carelessly addressed him as Dave, he would gently reply,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 'My name is Louis.' He was a sweet man."
Belille's foray into shoe repair started while he attended Vocational High School in Minneapolis. He was a talented artist and had dreams of becoming a mechanical engineer,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but had to help support his family. He went into the shoe repair business,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], working nights and weekends,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and after high school took classes at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, said his ex-wife, Carol Malenofski.
In 1962,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he bought Dave's Shoe Repair,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and kept the name. He worked six days a week and ran the shop up until the day he died. The shop's future is undetermined,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], family members said.
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