• Packaged land for Shaw’s Garden in Eureka - 1955

  –This provided affordable housing to the new Chrysler workers.
• Provided land for new Post Office, Telephone Company and first shopping mall in Eureka.
• Located site for Missouri Eastern Correctional Center.
• Instrumental in the incorporation of Eureka Missouri.
• Arranged for and transported elk herd for Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County.
• Instrumental in getting new bridge over the Meramec River on now Hwy W..
• Provided land for public park and established local history museum in Eureka.
• Red Cross volunteer for over 30 years.
• Developed award winning volunteer program and recruited over 750 volunteers in the Volunteer in Corrections Program.
• Elected area State Representative in 1964.

Upon return from Elk Restoration Trip in Dec '66