Louis West was born in 1932 in Manchester. He married Maureen in 1964 and they had three children. Louis joined Brooklands Circle in February 1997, he served as president in 2002. Louis became Provincial Councillor in 2009 and was elected Provincial VP the following year. Shortly after taking up the role of Provincial President he was diagnosed with Cancer. He bravely completed his year but a few days after doing so Louis sadly died on 17 March 2012.