Background
Love, James Lowrey was born on March 20, 1913 in Hackley, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Davis and Loulie (Harris) Love.
Wood products company executive
Love, James Lowrey was born on March 20, 1913 in Hackley, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Davis and Loulie (Harris) Love.
Bachelor of Music, Louisiana State University, 1936; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1937.
President, Love Wood Products Company, Inc., Hammond, Louisiana, 1947-1956; President, Love Wood Products Company, Inc., Diboll, Texas, 1951-1975; Chairman of the Board, Love Wood Products Company, Inc., 1975-1985. President Miracle Bark, Inc., Diboll, 1960-1974, Moldwood Plastic Products Corporation, Diboll, 1964-1968. Director Southern Asphalt Roofing Corporation, Little Rock, 1959-1974, Lufkin Federal Savings and Loan, Texas.
Vice president East Texas Boy Scout Foundation, Inc., 1968-1985. President Friends of Texas Libraries, 1961-1963. Chairman board commissioners Louisiana State Library, 1953-1957.
Chairman board Houston Area Library System, 1975-1985. Board directors East Texas Area council Boy Scouts American, 1965-1985, vice president, 1972-1973, president, 1975-1976. Member Hall of Fame, 1979, also member executive committee.
Board directors Lufkin History and Creative Arts Center, 1979-1985. Member steering committee First Texas governments' Conference on Libraries, Austin, 1965-1966. Chairman Texas Library Association Awards Committee, 1975.
Chairman board T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library, 1961-1981, board directors, 1981-1985. Member award committee J. Frank Dobie Library Trust, 1975-1985. Member Forest Products Research Society (director 1959-1962, 70-71, vice president 1971-1972, president elect 1972-1973, international president 1973-1974, Fred Gottschalk Memorial award 1971), Texas Forestry Association (president 1967-1968), Louisiana Forestry Association, Texas Library Trustee Association (president 1963-1964, named Texas Library Trustee of Year 1964), Sigma Chi.
Clubs: Rotarian (Lufkin) (president Hammond 1951, director Diboll 1972-1974), Lukfin (Lufkin), Lukfin Country (Lufkin), Crown Colony Country (Lufkin).
Married Mary Evelyn Modisette, March 14, 1941. Children— James H., Margaret (Mistress H. Warren Taylor III), Elisabeth (Mistress Cyril D. Stapleton, Junior).