He was known for his work on issues of youth, the elderly and low-income housing.
Focus on affordable housing continues, including award-winning elderly housing.
A proposal for elderly housing in a vacant school was defeated.
It was rented to the city of Davenport who converted it to elderly housing in 1973.
On January 20, 1972 plans for converting the Blackhawk to elderly housing were dropped.
This project was completed in 1979, and now includes 133 units of elderly housing.
When I get older, I probably will go to elderly housing.
"I would leave for elderly housing in a minute," Ms. Sullivan said.
In 1978 the High School was converted into apartments for elderly housing and the structure remains in good condition.
For those who are old, alone and poor, the likelier end is elderly housing, and, later on, a nursing home.