Background
Lou Torok was born on August 7, 1927 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. He was abandoned at birth and raised in orphans’ homes.
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Straight Talk from Prison
(A former convict candidly discusses his criminal activiti...)
A former convict candidly discusses his criminal activities and prison life as well as the causes and prevention of crime.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877051364/?tag=2022091-20
1973
When You Hurt
(This little book is meant to assist in coping through ins...)
This little book is meant to assist in coping through inspiring anecdotes, uplifting prayers and a list of places one can approach in order to find specific help and information on a wide variety of illnesses, relationships and hurtful situations.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0818908742/?tag=2022091-20
1999
- The Strange World of Prison (An inmate at Chillicothe Correctional Institute presents ...) 1974
Lou Torok
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Education
It is known that Lou Torok was self-educated.
Career
Lou Torok served for the United States Naval Reserve from 1944 to 1946; then he served in the South Pacific during World War II.
Lou Torok worked as an advertising and marketing manager throughout the United States during 1950-1985, and retired in 1986. He also founded Prison Pen Pals in 1974. Torok maintained a large personal correspondence with people of all ages. In addition, Torok was also founder and director of the Child Abuse Institute of Research in 1984.
While serving a prison sentence in Kentucky the last decade of his life, Lou Torok petitioned a number of United States governors to proclaim October 7 (though some chose another day) Love Day. In 1992, Love Day was proclaimed.
Moreover, Lou Torok authored "Straight Talk from Prison" (1973), "The Strange World of Prison" (1974) and "Finding Hope When You Are in Prison" (1992). All his books were based on his own life experience in order to help young people understand that their own struggles for identity are not unique, and that they can learn from his own mistakes.
Besides, he was the author of pamphlets and contributor to magazines and newspapers, including America, Popular Mechanics, and Saturday Review of Literature.
Achievements
Works
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When You Hurt
(This little book is meant to assist in coping through ins...)
1999 -
Straight Talk from Prison
(A former convict candidly discusses his criminal activiti...)
1973 -
The Strange World of Prison
(An inmate at Chillicothe Correctional Institute presents ...)
1974
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When You Hurt
Religion
Lou Torok was an adherent of the Roman Catholic church.
Views
Quotations: "I write to help young people understand the risks they take when they experiment with deviant behaviour, drugs, alcohol, or other illegal activities. Young people need honest and reliable information about the process and problems of growing up in a complex society. I feel that my own life might make a change, if only young people understood that their own struggles for identity are not unique, and that they can learn from my own mistakes.”
Membership
Lou Torok was a member of Kiwanis International and a lifetime member of Sertoma International.
Interests
Connections
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- Mother Teresa
Lou Torok corresponded with Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, M.C.). While serving a prison sentence in Kentucky the last decade of his life, Lou Torok petitioned a number of United States governors to proclaim October 7 (some chose another day) as Love Day. October 7 was the anniversary of the day Mother Teresa received permission to establish the congregation that would later be known as the Missionaries of Charity. The Missionaries of Charity observe October 7 as a special day of prayer for those who were hungry, suffering, or abandoned.
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Political Party
Democrat
Career
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1950 - 1985
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1974
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1984