Background

Hector, Louis Julius was born on December 11, 1915 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Son of Harry Howard and Grace Elizabeth (Kellerstrass) Hector.

Education

Bachelor, Williams College, 1938; postgraduate, Christ Church Oxford (England) University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1942.

Career

Attorney, Department Justice, Washington, 1942-1943; assistant to under secretary, Department State, 1944; private practice, Miami, 1946-1947; president, Hector Supply Company, Miami, 1948-1956; member, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1957-1959; senior partner, Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, since 1959.

Membership

Trustee emeritus University Miami, Rockefeller University, National Humanities Center, 1985-1991. Director emeritus Chamber Music Society Lincoln Center, since 1987. Chairman Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust, 1983-1997.

Served with Office of Strategic Services. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Married Dorothy Anne Dooley, August 12, 1950 (deceased 1973). Children: Denis Howard, Dorothy Anne, William Frederic, Louis Julius. Married Nancy Bean Hilles, December 11, 1976.

father:

Harry Howard Hector

mother:

Grace Elizabeth (Kellerstrass) Hector

spouse:

Nancy Bean Hilles

spouse:

Dorothy Anne Dooley

child:

Louis Julius Hector

child:

Dorothy Anne Hector

child:

William Frederic Hector

child:

Denis Howard Hector