Today at Riverfront Stadium representatives of the Wichita Wind Surge gathered for the unveiling of a portrait of Lou Schwechheimer. The portrait, painted by local artist John Oehm, will hang in the Wind Surge offices as a tribute to Lou and the impact he made on Wichita.
"It has been humbling to see the impact that Lou had on the community in the short time that he was in Wichita," said Jane Schwechheimer, Lou's wife and majority General Partner. "For those who spent even a minute with Lou, you can see how much of his positive, joyful spirit John Oehm was able to capture. I am so glad that Lou's portrait will be here to welcome fans and partners into the Wind Surge offices."
Artist John Oehm lives and works in Wichita, KS. He received his BA from the University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE and his MA in Painting from Wichita State University. He was an Art Instructor at WSU from 1978 to 1992. He was a Professor of Painting at Butler County Community College from 1992 to 2017.
