over. Testerman, acting for the city, ended up winning the $12.4 million structure at auction for $950,000, thus reclaiming land which had belonged to Knoxville to begin with. The building was a "liability," Testerman told reporters, but it was on "a nice piece of land." Further work or redevelopment on the site was delayed during Testerman's term, partly due to his doubts about a large-scale redevelopment plan, and partly due to the entanglements of Jake Butcher, a would-be World's Fair site redeveloper who was convicted of bank fraud. In 1986, with County Executive Dwight Kessel, Testerman formed the Knoxville Coalition for the Homeless to conduct studies about homelessness, an endemic problem in the area. He died in hospice care on April 11, 2015. External links Photo Gallery: Kyle Testerman through the years Notes 1934 births 2015 deaths People from Knoxville, Tennessee Mayors of Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Republicans