Current Event #4

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/a-local-life-dick-wolf-79-fought-for-preservation-on-capitol-hill/2012/06/02/gJQAaWXm9U_story.html I don't know if anyone has ever done an obituary before, but here it goes. Dick Wolf was a community and historic activist on Capitol Hill. Mr. Wolf protested and lobbied for the collective interests of neighborhoods, developed neighborhoods, and got to know the people in his community. Wolf attended the University of Michigan, and then went to Yale Law School. He worked for NASA in the litigation department, until his retirement in 1998. After he retired, Wolf devoted his life to preserving historic homes and buildings. He was never mentioned on TV or in the papers, but did all the dirty work behind the scenes. He did the real work; the phone calls, the testifying, the research, the policy work, the arguing. He did real work and got real results. A new community built in South East had been issued a single-set of community boxes, Mr. Wolf was outraged. He made an appointment with the Postmaster General; the decision was reversed within the week. Among individual post boxes, Wolf argued for the preservation of homes, community outreach. He served as president on the Capitol Hill Restoration Society and won the Community Achievement Award of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation. Wolf had a tremendous impact on the neighborhood of Capitol Hill and fought for what he believed in. I was attracted to this article mainly because Mr. Wolf preserved historic buildings and homes. Living in a historic home, I realize and appreciate the value and hardship of his efforts.