But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary.

He was particularly interested in veterans' issues and secured funds for health-care facilities for veterans in Cleveland. Stokes served in the U. Many buildings throughout the country have been named in Stokes honor including: Howard University's medical library the Cleveland Public Library's main building expansion GCRTA's Windermere station Louis Stokes Station at Windermere and the greater Cleveland area Veteran's hospital was renamed the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

Louis Stokes (born February 23 1925 in Cleveland Ohio) is a Democratic politician from Ohio.