Corrected --Passages: Dick Brownstein, Retired Long Time HAP Legal Counsel.

Corrected: Added HAP to post Title
I noticed sadly that Dick Brownstein, the former long time (44 Years!) legal counsel for the Housing Authority of Portland, recently died.  

While I didn't know Dick well I knew that he was knowledgeable and a strong public housing advocate. From a substance standpoint, our Oregon HUD legal counsel, Bob Chatham, a nationwide public housing law expert, held Dick in high regard and that was more than enough for me to be predisposed to like Dick.  

In the Oregonian obituary HERE, I note that Dick had served at HAP when the Hillsdale Terrace project was built. I recall seeing press from the era indicating there was strong opposition to development of this project and am sure that Dick would have been involved in dealing with legal challenges raised (some of which may have had racial components).  I am sure that Dick was excited to know that HAP was making concerted attempts in recent years to revitalize Hillsdale Terrace with a HOPE VI grant. 

If anyone has any remembrances of Dick, I encourage you to add them in the Guest Book section of his Oregonian obituary HERE and as comments to this post. 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.