[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN MEMORY OF FRED LEWIS ``SONNY'' ANDERSON, JR.

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, it is with great sadness I rise today to 
mourn the passing of my friend and Minnesota criminal defense 
investigator, Fred Lewis ``Sonny'' Anderson, Junior.
  Sonny was born and raised in Minneapolis and graduated from North 
High School in 1966. He went on to attend the University of Minnesota, 
where he majored in criminal justice. He served his country in the 
United States Army from 1968-1970, and later served his community for 
25 years as a Criminal Defense Investigator with the Legal Rights 
Center in the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office. Sonny was an 
avid sportsman, and was a loving and loyal father, son, brother, uncle, 
grandfather and friend.
  Sonny was the Chief Investigator during my tenure as Executive 
Director at the Legal Rights Center in Minneapolis, MN. Through Sonny's 
tireless and courageous work, many Minnesotans received high quality 
representation without regard to income or wealth. Sonny's pursuit of 
the truth was relentless. He stopped at nothing to find the elusive 
witness, document, or film footage for the sake of truth and justice. 
Sonny always worked for the indigent criminal defendant, but he 
believed that the quality of justice his clients received was a 
barometer for the quality of justice to which everyone is entitled.
  Madam Speaker, Sonny had a profound impact on his country, his 
community, his friends and family, and will be missed by all who knew 
him.

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