[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 115 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  NOTING THE PASSING OF MONROE SALVANT

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                           HON. LOUIS STOKES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 17, 1995
  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I am saddened to report the passing of a 
distinguished resident of my congressional district. The Cleveland 
community recently mourned the passing of Monroe C. Salvant. For 34 
years, Mr. Salvant operated Monroe's Flower Shop in Cleveland. Mr. 
Salvant was a respected member of the business community. He was also 
well known for his involvement in community-based organizations, 
including the NAACP and the Catholic Interracial Council.
  His friends recall that Mr. Salvant was also an avid golfer. When he 
was not operating his flower shop, he could be found on the golf 
course. In addition to winning numerous golfing trophies, Mr. Salvant 
was a member of the Sixth City Golf Club and the Hisen Golf Club.
  Mr. Speaker, Monroe was a long-time friend and a businessman whom I 
greatly admired and respected. I also have a great amount of respect 
for Odessa Salvant, his wife, who is very much involved in our 
community as an officer in the NAACP, and holds memberships in other 
organizations. I join members of the Cleveland community in mourning 
the passing of Mr. Salvant. I take this opportunity to extend my 
deepest sympathy to members of the Salvant family. It is my hope that 
the family will find comfort in knowing that others share their loss.
                Monroe Salvant, Ran Flower Shop, Golfed

       mayfield heights.--Monroe Covington Salvant and his wife, 
     Odessa, operated Monroe's Flower Shop at E, 84th St. and 
     Cedar Ave. for 34 years. When the shop was not open, Monroe 
     cold be found on a golf course, where he won numerous 
     trophies.
       Mr. Salvant last swung a club when he took a few chip shots 
     in his yard in Mayfield Heights Monday. He suffered a heart 
     attack later that day and was flown to Meridia Huron 
     Hospital. He died there Tuesday morning. He was 82.
       Mr. Salvant was born in Pass Christian, Miss. His family 
     moved to Cleveland in the early 1920s. He developed his 
     interest in golf while working as a caddy at local country 
     clubs. He graduated from Central High School in 1932 and from 
     John Carroll University with a degree in psychology in 1939. 
     He then worked in the headquarters of the Standard Oil Co. 
     (Ohio) until he was drafted into the Army during World War 
     II. He served in the Counterintelligence Corps in the United 
     States.
       Mr. Salvant married Odessa Christopher in 1941. He was a 
     lifetime member of the NAACP, of which his wife was a local 
     officer.
       Mr. Salvant was also a member of the Catholics Interracial 
     Council; the 6th City Golf Club, the Hi Sen Golf Club, the 
     Reynards Social Club and the Sunday Night Bridge Club.
       In addition to his wife, Mr. Salvant is survived by a 
     daughter, Carolyn Jean Bradford of Baltimore; five 
     grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister.
       Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of 
     Assisi Catholic Church, 6850 Mayfield Rd., Gates Mills.
       Arrangements are being handled by the E.F. Boyd & Son 
     Funeral Home of Cleveland.
     

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