Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee homeowners remember President Jimmy Carter's impact in the community
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Homeowners in Milwaukee shared how President Jimmy Carter’s work with Habitat for Humanity changed their lives.
Cecelia Dukuly could not believe the news of the former president’s death, the same person who helped build her home near 23rd Street and Walnut Street in Milwaukee in 1989.
“He has a good heart for anybody. He loved everybody,” Dukuly told TMJ4 News.
Dukuly’s home was part of an effort by Habitat for Humanity and the Carters to build new homes in six days and rehab eight others in the Walnut Hill neighborhood.
Watch: Milwaukee homeowners remember President Jimmy Carter’s impact in the community
Milwaukee homeowners remember President Jimmy Carter’s impact in the community
Dukuly saved newspaper clippings and pictures documenting the ambitious project.
One clipping shows Dukuly and President Carter working together before her house became a home.
“Just happy, joyful because I was able to bring my family and how people in this house,” Dukuly said when asked what the home meant to her.
In 2001, Dukuly says she joined Habitat for Humanity to build dozens of homes in Carter’s hometown.
“This man was a good man. I’ll never forget, never forget,” Diana Wilson told TMJ4.
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Just down the street, Wilson shared her memories of the late president and first lady walking through her home every day for nearly a week, checking on the progress and getting to know her.
“He was a compassionate person and giving. He gave his heart and soul into this community when he came here,” Wilson recalled.
Both women say they never imagined President Carter would come at a turning point in their lives.
Through their grief, Wilson and Dukuly will always remember the president’s kindness.
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Marvin Bynum, adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, was named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s list of Notable Leaders in Law.
Bynum, shareholder and real estate attorney with Milwaukee-based Godfrey & Kahn, teaches a course on real estate transactions at Marquette. He has experience with a range of property types, from sports facilities to manufacturing plants and office spaces, and works to help clients navigate transactions including development, financing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and low-income housing tax credit-financed projects.
Notable Leaders in Law is part of BizTimes Milwaukee’s Notable series, which recognizes leaders in the southeastern Wisconsin business community.
Six alumni were also named to the list:
- Jim Brzezinski, managing partner and CEO of Tabak Law
- Adam R. Finkel, partner at Husch Blackwell
- Jeremy Guth, shareholder and attorney at O’Leary-Guth Law Office S.C.
- Keith Kopplin, shareholder at the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins
- Isioma Nwabuzor, associate general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Modine Manufacturing Co.
- Joe Pickart, partner at Husch Blackwell
Milwaukee Wave coach Marcio Leite 2025-26 team’s evolution in MASL
See first-year Milwaukee Wave head coach Marcio Leite discuss the roles of younger players and veterans as the 2025-26 MASL season begins.
The Milwaukee Wave had been in the awkward position of trying to sell tickets to the MASL championship series without knowing when it would actually host a game.
The questions were answered late April 19, when the San Diego Sockers beat the St. Louis Ambush in the other semifinal in overtime. Their series didn’t even start until four days after the Wave eliminated the Baltimore Blast with victories in a regulation Game 2 and knockout Game 3 at the UWM Panther Arena.
Now the finals are set for two of the most decorated teams in arena soccer.
The Wave will host Game 1 at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 and then the series will finish at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, with Game 2 at 9:30 p.m. April 24 and a potential Game 3 at 9 p.m. April 27.
Three versions of the Sockers have totaled 16 championships in various indoor league with the latest iteration founded in 2009 owning six of those. The Wave has seven.
First-year Wave head coach Marcio Leite has won titles with both franchises.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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