Tom Gaudette
Thomas A. "Tom" Gaudette (1923–1998) was a community organizer who worked in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Originally a businessman, Gaudette became interested in neighborhood organizing through his Catholic Church activism. Gaudette helped form a neighborhood group, along the lines of those organized by Saul Alinsky, on the far West Side of Chicago called Organization for a Better Austin. OBA was concerned with poor schools and neighborhood decline. He also founded the Mid-America Institute for Community Organizations, and trained notable organizers like Shel Trapp and Gale Cincotta.
Personal facts
| Birth date | March 08, 1923 |
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| Birth name | Thomas Aquinas Gaudette |
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| Date of death | September 23, 1998 |
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| Known for | Mid-America Institute for Community Development |