Lowell Walter Prout,

who served as a long.

time federal worker for

26 years at the Library

of Congress in

Washington, DC., died

on Thursday, January 6,

2022. Lowell was 67

years old,Lowell was born to the late Ralph

Churchill Prout Sr, and Doris Anita Figgs

Prout in Baltimore, Md, on March 31,

1954. His mother, the late Doris A. Prout,

originally gave him the name of "Laure!"

at birth, however, a nurse midwite

incorrectly listed his name as "Iowell" to

his assigned birth certificate.

In the early 1960s, the family moved to

the Edmondson Village community of

Baltimore, MD. Ralph Prout, Sr. was an

Army Veteran who retired from military

service. Doris Prout, who was a

homemaker, gave birth to four boys

Richard (deceased at 2 years old), and

Ralph Jr., Stanley and Lowell, and reared

them from infancy through adolescence.

Lowell was the youngest of the four boys.

Lowell was an active young man who

enjoyed playing soccer in school, reading

books, researching African American

history, and pranking family and friends.

Lowell was educated in the Baltimore City

Public School System and, in June 1972,

graduated from Baltimore City College.

In the fall of 1972, Lowell attended the

University of Maryland College Park

through his junior year with a major in

Psychology. During his time there, he was

very active in the Black Student Union on

campus. Lowell's early career began with

working at Greyhound Bus Terminal

while attending high school. After a few

years, Lowell embarked on an internship

at the Library of Congress and spent the next twenty-six years in a variety of

positions at the Library of Congress, The

last position held prior Lowell's retirement

was Curator of Special Collections for the

Library of Congress. On January 3, 2006,

Lowell retired from federal service.

On June 11, 1988, he joined in holy

matrimony with Dara B. Scott; who also

had a daughter, Anisa C. Scott from her

previous marriage. Although, Lowell was

raised as Jehovah's Witness, the two were

blessed to have the wedding ceremony

hosted at Dara's family's home church in

Washington, DC at Calvary Episcopal

Church. The union was blessed

by the birth of two strong and healthy

twin boys, Adair Branson Prout and

Tavril Keir Prout. Lowell had previously

joined in holy matrimony with Vanessa

Prout. Their union was blessed, also, with

the birth of two loving daughters, Akilah

Asha Prout and Malikh Iman Prout.

Lowell loved his family dearly and was

devoted to them.

Lowell was preceded in death by his

parents, Ralph Sr. and Doris; brothers

Richard, Ralph Jr., and Stanley; tather-in-

law, James G. Davis, Sr.; brother-in-law

Tyrone Elvis Austin and sister-in-law

Cynthia Prout; nephew, Jamar Paul-

Davis; and a special cousin who was

considered an older brother, Julian Prout.

Lowell leaves to cherish his memory: wite,

Dara; daughters, Akilah, Malikh and

Anisa; sons, Adair and Tavril; grandsons,

Gabriel and Nazir; mother-in-law,

Joycelyne A. M. Davis; sisters-in-law, Javii

Austin and Charise Davis; brother-in-law

James Davis Jr.; nieces, Jasmine and Leah

Davis, Jennifer and Charbai Burton, and

Kelsi Austin; nephews, Marcus and

Rashad Prout, Garey Davis, and Jordin

Austin; and many cousins, neighbors, and friends.