work-training program. They met while traveling from Europe to the United States. Judge Gartzke and his wife had one son and two daughters. At the time of his death, Judge Gartzke had five grandchildren. Outside of his legal and judicial career, Judge Gartzke was president and one of the founders of the Bayview Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Madison created to provide affordable housing in the city. They secured Section 8 funding under the Federal Housing Administration and constructed the Bayview Townhouses and community center in Madison's historic Greenbush Neighborhood. Bayview remains a flourishing community with approximately 300 residents living in subsidized housing. He also served on the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators. Electoral history Wisconsin Appeals Court (1978, 1984, 1990) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Nonpartisan Primary, February 21, 1978 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 4, 1978 References External links Bayview Foundation, Inc. |- |- Lawyers from Milwaukee Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Wisconsin lawyers Military personnel from Milwaukee United States Navy sailors United States Navy personnel of World War II University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni University of Iowa alumni Harvard Law School alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni 1927 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American judges Lawyers from Madison, Wisconsin 20th-century American lawyers Shorewood High School (Wisconsin) alumni United States Navy reservists