Lutes, N. B.

Late-deafened; from Tiffin, OH. Progressive deafness began at age 21 and was complete 7 years later. Used an ear trumpet at first but discarded it when his deafness became total, relying on lipreading and assistance from hearing assistants and sometimes his hearing wife. Had a successful legal practice; argued a case in the Ohio Supreme Court, assisted by his hearing wife who served as what we would now call an oral interpreter.