Louie, son of
Louie & Linda, and older brother of Leticia was born and raised
in beautiful San Diego, CA where he surfed and indulged in the most
amazing Mexican food this side of the border. He received his 1st drum
set at age 5, but didn’t get serious till age 10 where he
went on to be selected one of three top drummers in all 180 elementary
schools in San Diego to perform in the student honor band. At age 15 he
began to play professionally at a festival called Jesus Northwest; he
did this for 9 years. He was asked to join a band called Audio
Adrenaline and even audition for DC Talk, he however turned those down
to pursue his career with Appleseed Cast, formerly known as Sheol Vine
where he toured 10 months out of the year and was featured on MTV. In
1997 he went on to join Plankeye, he continued to tour the US and
Europe until the band parted ways in 2001; after which he attended and
graduated from Los Angeles Music Academy, where he studied percussion
with world renowned drummers. In January 2005 Louie moved to College
Station, TX where he now resides and attends Grace Bible Church and
plays drums every Sunday morning on the worship team. It was here he
met the woman he would promise to love, cherish and grow old with,
Rebecca Weikel.
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Rebecca was raised
in Idaho where her parents, Wayne and Nancy, and two older siblings,
Robert and Wava, still live. In Idaho, she was very active and spent
much of her time outdoors and riding horses. Rebecca performed with a
youth drill team, the Eh-Capa Bareback Riders, for 9 years and won the
honor being Queen in 2001. In 2002 she graduated from Northwest
Nazarene University where she played varsity fastpitch softball and
earned a bachelors of science degree in chemistry. That same year she
moved to College Station, TX where she obtained her masters degree in
physical
organic chemistry at Texas A&M University. Rebecca enjoys
spending her spare time outdoors, traveling, relaxing in coffee shops,
and reading. She is also a member of the Aggie Christian Grads and
Grace Bible Church. Rebecca looks forward to starting her
life Louie.
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