[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 104 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING DR. MARSHALL MITZMAN

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2020

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
life of Dr. Marshall Mitzman, on the occasion of his passing on 
Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
  Born on May 23, 1946, to Moe Mitzman and Nellie Mitzman-Schwartz, 
Marshall and his four siblings grew up in Angola, Indiana. His family 
remembers, even as a boy, Marshall valued his education and worked hard 
to ensure an opportunity to continue his education after high school.
  Marshall made his way to California in 1964 and landed in the Bay 
Area. Using his education at Foothill College and De Anza College as a 
launching pad, he obtained a bachelor's degree at San Jose State 
University; but, he did not stop there. Marshall went on to obtain a 
master's degree from Judge College, Cambridge University, at which he 
later became Dr. Mitzman upon the completion of his doctoral program.
  Marshall would then return to California where he started several 
small businesses. He quickly became an integral part of the fabric of 
our community by lending his expertise to several networks. He served 
as an adjunct professor at several of our community colleges and held a 
lifetime California Community College teaching credential. He also 
taught at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. The boards on which 
Marshall served are almost too numerous to name, but notable among them 
are the Alameda County School Board Association, the Hayward Education 
Foundation, and the Friends of Chabot College Foundation.
  In 2008, Marshall became a board member of the Chabot-Las Positas 
Community College District (CLPCCD), with which he worked to increase 
access to education in the parts of our community where opportunity has 
not been distributed as equally as the capability of our students. 
Marshall served on the CLPCCD Board of Directors until his passing. His 
commitment to students will be among his greatest legacies. We're all 
grateful to Marshall, for always putting the needs and education of our 
students first.
  Marshall was recovering from a brain tumor in one of our community's 
skilled nursing facilities when the cruelty of COVID-19 stole him from 
us. He is survived by his wife Felie, two children, and seven 
grandchildren.

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