Henry Surowski

Henry Surowski

Status: HOMICIDE

City: Louisville

State: Kentucky

County: Jefferson County

Date of birth: September 16, 1935

Date of death: June 20, 1976

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Cause of death: Gun Firearm

Anniversary month: June

LEA: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Louisville, Kentucky

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June 27, 2022 | By Madison Miguel This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. While living in Louisville, Kentucky, Henry “Si” Surowski figured out how to turn a passion into a success story. And his passion was tennis. In the late 1960s, Henry began playing tennis casually and soon fell in love with the sport. He created the “Si” System, a self-evaluation system that was used by around 33,000 amateur players and was under consideration for potential adoption by the US Tennis Association. But on June 20, 1976, Henry was shot five times in the parking lot of a Louisville Holiday Inn. His murder has never been solved. Henry lived his life as a career-driven, family man. He did his best to keep his work life and private life separate. He worked as a vice president in charge of marketing for United Electronics from 1968 until 1972. In this position, he developed subsidiary companies for General Education Services Corp.,... Read More



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