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Louis builds a life
Louis spent time in Connecticut for several years after his 1936 graduation, working as a department store manager, much like his dad. He was reassigned in the Sears chain in 1940 to the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. He got married to Marie in 1936, who is a homemaker.
Fontaine decided to enlist in the Navy when World War II began, and was on a ship in Guam during the war.
After the war Louis wanted a change in scenery. In the 1945 season Fontaine worked as an assistant coach at his school, Trinity College. He was also planning to work as the head baseball coach at the school in 1946, but the Phillies called and wanted him on their minor league coaching staff.
Fontaine will manage in Green Bay for the Bluejays.
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