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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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