... treat others like you want to be treated.
Hubert Krotz
Hubert Krotz's handiwork can be seen in various locations throughout Eastern Iowa.
"There are not too many things I haven't touched in my lifetime," said Krotz, 81.
In the painting business for about 60 years, his work can be seen from his and other mobile homes in the Bon-Air Mobile Home Lodge to painting projects for Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids.
His advice is to "treat other people like you would like to be treated."
"I've always tried to be a gentleman with everyone else. Ladies as well as men," he said.
He said he hopes his legacy will be that others will continue to act and serve as he has throughout his life.
"I've always had a very positive attitude about everything," Krotz said.
That type of outlook is something he said is important for people to have, to pull them through the tough times.
He said he is grateful for his family - the years he took care of his wife, who died from cancer, and his children who now take care of him.
He said he developed a vast number of friendships thanks to his work and working with people.
When he bought his mobile home 30 years ago, he wanted a deck and carport, so he built them himself.
When others in the mobile home park saw his handiwork, they asked him to build theirs as well. He estimated he did projects for about 15 other homes in the park, not including the painting he did inside many more.
His work in life has not been to get rich, but rather to satisfy people, he said.
— Rachel Gallegos
