[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1833]
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                     IN HONOR OF THE LATE MAX KLEIN

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 1999

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Max 
Klein, a volunteer and community leader who will be greatly missed by 
the South Florida community.
  After spending a large portion of his life in New York as a highly 
successful newsreel editor, Max Klein and his wife Anne retired to 
South Florida where they took up residence in Lauderhill. Max soon 
plunged himself into the community in the hopes of improving the lives 
of his new neighbors and friends. Attending local government meetings 
on a regular basis, Max became totally immersed in the South Florida 
community. He contributed his time to various political campaigns and 
judicial battles, for Max truly believed that one man could make a 
difference. He was undoubtedly successful at getting his voice heard on 
all levels of government. As Commissioner Ilene Lieberman, former Mayor 
of Lauderhill and current County Commission Chairwoman, recently noted, 
``Max was a very special person. . . . He definitely made a difference 
in the community.''
  In addition to his outstanding activism, Max Klein distinguished 
himself through his extraordinary devotion to volunteerism. Soon after 
moving to Lauderhill, Max became involved at his local library, 
teaching gifted children how to write creatively. This involvement soon 
led him to become involved with the Pompano Beach Middle School as 
well. In honor of this tremendous devotion to volunteerism, Max was 
elected to the Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame.
  In summary, Max's extraordinary devotion to the community around him 
is truly a rarity in this age, and he will be sorely missed by the 
Lauderhill community, as well as by the South Florida community at 
large. Max Klein was an extraordinary human being who went above and 
beyond what he needed to be, because of his sincere desire to help his 
fellow man. We will all miss Max, but we are lucky to have so many 
memories of his life and work.

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