As one of the countryâ??s top coastal engineers, Philip Keillor would swoop in to help people whose livelihoods were endangered by flooding or erosion.
In his private life, Keillor exhibited similar compassion for people in distress, helping to found a homeless shelter in Madison now known as Porchlight Inc.
Keillor, 71, died Friday of injuries suffered in a fall at a Madison ice rink 12 days earlier, said his wife, Ann-Britt Keillor.