Louise Patricia Smith

Louise Patricia Smith was born to Ollie Ama Robinson-Haskins and Willie Lewis Haskins, Sr. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My mother, (born 1920) employed at the Oklahoma State Health Department in Contagious Diseases until her retirement. My father, (1916-2013) was employed at Tinker Air Force base and a part-time barber. They were blessed with four children: Dr. Myrtle Doris Clayton, James Ambrose Haskins (deceased), Dr. Willie Haskins, Jr. and me. I graduated from Southwestern State University with a B.A. in Music Education and a Master's in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. My son is Robert Lewis Smith of Oklahoma and my granddaughter of 9 months is Evie Louise Smith.