He established himself as a leader in local real estate and helped people of color secure home loans at a time when redlining and segregation kept them out.
Theophilus “Theo” Logan is best known for his work in local real estate, where he helped make homeownership possible for Black San Diegans and other minorities at a time when redlining and segregation made it nearly impossible to secure financing. But to those who were close to him, Logan was known as a man of great faith, a legend and the embodiment of a gentleman.
“What he did was not an easy thing to do,” she said. “He found there was a need and that the banking system was unjust and he felt that we should all be entitled to the same opportunities and to build generational wealth.” Born in Lima, Okla., on April 30, 1917, Logan was the oldest of five children. His father worked on building and maintaining tracks for the Rock Island railroad and his mother was a schoolteacher.
Logan served in the 92nd Infantry Division. As the only all-Black unit to see combat in World War II, it inherited the reputation of the famed Buffalo Soldiers’ cavalry regiment that fought in the late-19th century Indian Wars. Last year, he was honored with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award from the Jackie Robinson YMCA.interview with the Union-Tribune last year
“A lot of people can holler and scream about things being wrong. Theo Logan made a difference,” Brunker said.
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