The NCTA is deeply sorry to hear of the passing of NCTA referee, Mr. Lou Keppner. Mr. Keppner has refereed at NCTA events for many years, and more recently had co-created the poomsae scoring system used at recent USAT and NCTA events and supported NCTA events in that capacity.

Said NCTA Referee Char Mike Wickham, “Mr. Keppner was a man who gave of himself for Taekwondo. For the Poomsae Pro system he helped create, he spent the time to make sure things worked smoothly. I will miss seeing him at events and enjoy the visits during those time. Lou was the consummate professional in what he did.”

Mr. Keppner will be missed and condolences of the all the NCTA officers go out to his family.

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