Leroy Looper
American community developer

Leroy Looper

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American community developer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
24 November 1924(Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death:
11 September 2011(San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA)
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Education:
Antioch University West
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Leroy Looper (November 24, 1924 – September 11, 2011) was a community organizer and founder of several low-income housing facilities, programs for addiction recovery, and education initiatives in San Francisco. He was known by locals as "the father of the Tenderloin".