IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 585 
Honoring the extraordinary life of legendary reporter, television personality, 
international humanitarian, and Houston icon Marvin Harold Zindler, 
who championed the cause of the economically powerless, politically 
underrepresented, and physically ill and disabled in Houston, across 
the Nation, and around the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2007 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. POE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CARTER, 
Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL 
of Texas, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. PAUL, 
Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BURGESS, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the extraordinary life of legendary reporter, tele-
vision personality, international humanitarian, and Hous-
ton icon Marvin Harold Zindler, who championed the 
cause of the economically powerless, politically underrep-
resented, and physically ill and disabled in Houston, 
across the Nation, and around the world. 
Whereas Marvin Harold Zindler was an iconic and influential 
American television news reporter for television station 
KTRK in Houston, Texas, and his hard-hitting investiga-
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tive journalism, through which he mostly represented the 
city’s elderly and working class, made him one of the 
city’s most influential and well-known media personal-
ities; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler helped pioneer consumer advocacy 
and reporting in 1973 when he came to Channel 13 after 
having spent 10 years as a Harris County Sheriff’s dep-
uty during which time he created the department’s con-
sumer fraud division; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler is best known as the kind-hearted, 
grandfatherly figure who delivered the weekly ‘‘rat and 
roach reports’’ based on health department restaurant in-
spections and his most famous catch phrase from the fre-
quent health inspector findings of ‘‘SLI-I-IME in the ice 
machine’’; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler received over 100,000 requests year-
ly from Houston viewers in need of his assistance; 
Whereas generations of low-income Houstonians turned to 
Marvin Zindler as their champion and public voice when 
bureaucracies seemed indifferent and businesses tried to 
take advantage of their economic situtation; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler was best known for his work cham-
pioning ‘‘the little guy’’ and helping secure medical care 
for needy children; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler was the founder of Marvin’s Angels, 
a group of doctors who provided free medical care for 
thousands of children and the less fortunate in dire fi-
nancial or physical health; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler also reported international stories 
and brought to the attention of the American people the 
plight of amputated Iraqi prisoners; 
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Whereas seven of these men had their hands restored because 
of the mobilization efforts of Marvin Zindler, who encour-
aged private donations of medical facilities and profes-
sional care; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler’s humanitarian efforts encouraged a 
plastic surgeon in Houston to surgically remove black 
crosses tattooed on the foreheads of maimed Iraqis under 
the control of Saddam Hussein; 
Whereas Marvin Zindler traveled the world with a team of 
Houston-based doctors conducting heart surgery for 
small children and eventually helped build Russia’s sec-
ond largest heart institute; 
Whereas, in his 80s and in failing health, Marvin Zindler 
continued to honor his lifetime of commitment to the peo-
ple of Houston, Texas, by continuing to file news reports 
from his hospital bed; and 
Whereas, on July 29, 2007, Marvin Harold Zindler died at 
the age of 85 after more than three decades as the pio-
neer of consumer reporting: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends our deepest condolences to the be-
loved family members of Marvin Harold Zindler and 
his Channel 13 KTRK family; and 
(2) mourns the passing of Marvin Harold 
Zindler and honors him for his service to the people 
of Houston, the American citizenry, and the inter-
national community, particularly the politically 
underrepresented, the economically powerless, and 
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physically ill and disabled through his extraordinary 
entrepreneurial journalism. 
Æ 
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