[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 5, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO RUFUS HAZEL MYERS

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                        HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR.

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 1994

  Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, not only the family, not only Indianapolis, 
but our whole Nation has suffered the loss of Rufus Hazel Myers, who 
died in Indianapolis on April 15, 1994.
  Mr. Myers was a pioneer in the produce business in Indianapolis. He 
built an enormously successful business whose work was much sought 
after.
  He is survived by his wife, Susie Price Myers, and daughters, Nikki 
Myers-Smith and Pat Browne. He is also survived by his distinguished 
sons, Rufus (Bud), Jr., and Rod Myers. Bud Myers is the administrative 
assistant to our colleague, Cardiss Collins, and Rod Myers accepts the 
risks of serving as a police officer on Capitol Hill.
  Mr. Bud Myers was once administrative assistant in the 11th District 
of Indiana Congressional Office as well as administrative assistant 
subsequently to towering legal figure, Barbara Jordan, and to our 
dearly departed Mickey Leland.

              [From the Indianapolis Star, April 17, 1994]

   City Market Pioneer Rufus H. Myers Specialized in Fruit Artistry, 
                               Nutrition

       Services for Rufus Hazel Myers, 84, Indianapolis, the first 
     black person to own and operate a stand at the City Market, 
     will be at noon Tuesday in Stuart Mortuary, with calling an 
     hour beforehand.
       He died Friday.
       Mr. Myers began working in the City Market in the early 
     1940s, taking and delivering orders for Jacob Ziers. He 
     bought the produce stand from his boss in 1946 and owned and 
     operated it until 1965, specializing in fruit basket 
     artistry.
       Later, he worked for Sam Rose Inc. and in the nutrition 
     department at Indiana University Medical Center.
       Mr. Myers was a member of Witherspoon Presbyterian Church 
     and attended Indiana University.
       Survivors: wife, Susie Price Myers; daughters, Nikki Myers-
     Smith and Pat Browne; sons, Rufus Jr. and Rod Myers; sister, 
     Ethel Dunville; brothers, Albert, Elmon, Cornelius and Joseph 
     Myers; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

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