[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2221]
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                COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF MARVIN ZANDERS

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                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010

  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the memory of my dear friend and constituent Marvin Clyde Zanders of 
South Apopka, Florida. Mr. Zanders operated one of the premier funeral 
homes in the United States. But he was much more than a successful and 
popular mortician to the people of Central Florida. According to his 
son, ``his personality made him a `life-giver' '' and he gave so much 
of his own life to the community.
  Mr. Zanders served the families of Central Florida for over fifty 
years in ways too many to list. He provided scholarships, sponsored 
sports teams and gave continuous support to various organizations 
throughout Central Florida. He was known as ``The People's Choice'' and 
even Apopka's mayor often called him ``The Mayor of Apopka.''
  The community formally recognized Mr. Zanders' humanitarian efforts 
by renaming Lake Avenue in Apopka to Marvin C. Zanders Avenue and 
dedicating the Marvin C. Zanders Park in Winter Garden. Ten years ago, 
the South Apopka Ministerial Alliance established the ``Marvin C. 
Zanders'' humanitarian banquet to honor the accomplishments of 
community leaders like him.
  Mr. Zanders also served individual families in their time of grief 
with extraordinary compassion. Whenever one of my constituents could 
not afford a proper service in honor of a loved one, I knew that Marvin 
would take care of them. Through his selflessness, Marvin Zanders 
showed people that when we give back, we all become better and 
stronger. As he often said, ``God gave me a chance; let me give my 
fellow man a chance.''
  My thoughts and prayers are with his children and many grandchildren. 
God has blessed us by allowing us to have Marvin Zanders in our lives.

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