I cant let them bother me, he says. He carries at all times a list with the phone numbers of local television stations and newspapers. December 9, 1977: A file image made from a television frame, Los Angeles Lakers' Kermit Washington, right, throws a punch to the jaw of Houston Rockets' Rudy Tomjanovich during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. He died on July 29, 2007 in Houston, Texas, USA. Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. to miss start of season; A man who carries a pistol and handcuffs to address a Sunday afternoon meeting of old folks at the Jewish Community Center. He later dismissed the case when the gypsy made full restitution. We share yesterday, to build meaningful connections today, and preserve for tomorrow. A classic Marvin Zindler 'rat and roach' report from 1982. But at least citizens of Houston and its environs are learning that in Zindler they have an ally. 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Before the first of the year, there was common speculation that Jack Heard, the incoming Harris County sheriff, would keep the consumer fraud division but move Zindler to a less visible position in the sheriffs operation. Linda is survived by her husband, Marvin Zindler, Jr.; daughter, Lauren Zindler; daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Ian Hudson; her cherished grandson, Caleb Hudson; sister, Donna McFadden, of Washington State; and other close family and friends. He also spent 12 years making "Boyhood" and getting specific pop-culture details on point along the way. Zindler died from . 18 of 32 19 of 32 Houston television reporter and personality Marvin Zindler is shown in his office May 30, 2003, . Other names that Marvin uses includes Marvin Harold Zindler, Marvin H Zindler, Marvin Zindlerjr, Marvin Zinder and Jrmarvin H Zindler. [14] They had five children together; Marvin Jr., Donny, Danny, Mark and Helen. He had initially been a Democrat and a Lyndon B. Johnson supporter. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Lindas memory to MD Anderson Cancer Center or Kingwood United Methodist Church. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. (Last year when the attorney for an organization Zindler was trying to shut down threatened to have Zindlers scalp, the deputy carefully boxed one of the hairpieces and delivered it to the lawyer.) He's an intolerable native Texan with too much ink in his skin and too much brisket stuck in his teeth. Learn how and when to remove this template message, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was married to Niki Gale Devine and Gertrude Stella Kugler. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. On January 1, 1973, Marvin Zindler joined KTRK, a station with a news program languishing in third place. And, in one of his most bizarre cases, Zindler filed a theft by false pretext charge against a gypsy. I checked and he did have a son named Marvin Jr, whose age would have been right for him to have been in the 1960 Bellaire High school yearbook. He filed the theft charge. Mark Vela, an assistant district attorney who participated in much of the Tussey litigation, credits Zindler with the initial thrust behind probes that led to indictments and court orders against the company. He still has some tapes from spot newscasts. He doesnt plan to let her recoup, either. The Zindler family arrived in the U.S. from Austria in the late 1880s. Some rumors have the 57-year-old director and screenwriter currently working on a film project about the Apollo space program's impact on Houston. We have estimated Marvin Zindler's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. His detractors, including some of the merchants whose pocketbooks and reputations have been crimped by Zindler, maintain he is a raving ogre, verging on paranoia, totally self-seeking and an egomaniac besides. The second best result is Marvin Duane Schindler age 80+ in Goddard, KS in the Goddard neighborhood. A visit to Zindlers comfortable, middle-class home in suburban southwest Houston provides a trip through long years devoted to collecting the printed name and picture of Marvin Zindler. Then, with lights glaring and microphones in front of him, Zindler and the stores lawyer, looking slightly embarrassed and confused, made their announcements. HALT executive director Bob Horton adjusts the "Do Not Litter" sign. MARVIN HAROLD ZINDLER, SR., a well-known and tenured broadcast journalist, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, the 29th of July 2007. April 2019, wo er als Erwachsener vor Gericht gestellt wurde und ihm bei einem Schuldspruch lebenslange Haft drohte. [17], On July 5, 2007, it was announced on KTRK's 6:00p.m. newscast that Zindler was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer that had also spread to his liver. Craig Hlavaty is a freelance writer for chron.com and the Houston Chronicle. Gov. And they flock to him with continual tales of outrage, despair and woe: complainants in business suits from downtown office buildings, housewives in curlers and slippers, blacks and chicanos in worn garb. sibling. 3 birth, 2 death, 5 marriage, 1 divorce, View Adams, a remarkably calm and good-humored man, grouses occasionally about Zindlers absenteeism, complaining that if the boss talked to more people, the lines wouldnt be so long. Linda was born to Johnathan and Dorothy McFadden on September 28, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas. At that time Zindler said he didnt care what kind of complaint a consumer had; he just intended to enforce the law. Dolph Briscoe then moved swiftly to close the Chicken Ranch, making Mr. Zindler a star, although, he said, he did not much care for his film portrayal by Dom DeLuise, as Melvin P. Thorpe. They had five children, who survive, four sons, Marvin Jr., Donny and Danny, all of Houston, and Mark, of Tyler; and a daughter, Helen Rogers of Houston. 3 birth records, View and you'll be alerted when others do the same. In 1941, when the United States entered World War II, Zindler joined the United States Marine Corps and later received an honorable discharge for medical reasons. November 10, 1977: Senator Edward Kennedy (far left) shakes hands with a patient while touring Casa De Amigos Community Health Center. A stylish, self-proclaimed public protector battles deception in business and poor taste in fashion. Lee met with Reingold, as well as members of Zindler's family, and Marvin's papers become part of the school's Houston & Texas History Research Collection. August 3, 1973: On this forgotten day, the infamous Chicken Ranch brothel in La Grange was shut down thanks to the colorful and always entertaining local reporter, Marvin Zindler. June 10, 1977: Texas International Airlines flight attendant checks with passengers on board the plane before the plane takes-off for Dallas from Houston Intercontinental Airport. He's proven that he can take audiences back to 1976 with "Dazed and Confused" and right into the '80s with the criminally-underrated "Everybody Wants Some!!". Brother of Abe Zindler Jr., Sterling Zindler, Warren Zindler (killed during World War II), and Kenneth Zindler. Dean Arnold Corll was linked The grand jury indicted several Tussey officials on charges of operating a lottery and, after subsequent actions in civil courts, Tussey closed its operations in Texas. Copyright 2023 KTRK-TV. He first hit the papers when he won a national twirling contest in high school. RELATED: People were confusing Zindler with the Men's Warehouse guy. Houston television reporter and personality Marvin Zindler gestures as he talks May 30, 2003, about his role in closing the Chicken Ranch brothel near La Grange. It just felt like science fiction that was coming to life.". All Rights Reserved. ABC 13 reporter Marvin Zindler plays his organ at his home on May 11, 2006, in Houston. His efforts as head of the consumer fraud division have spanned almost every conceivable area and include the trivial and zany as well as the serious. Former Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe and sons Marty and Mark all played for the Houston Aeros in the '70s. June 22, 1977: Picketers at an adult bookstore across the street from Spring Branch Elementary School, 1700 Campbell, seek signatures for Spring Branch Oaks Civic Association petitions seeking new laws and enforcement of existing laws to rid them of this and other sexually-oriented businesses (SOBs). A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessas Municipal Government. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Kingwood United Methodist Church, 1799 Woodland Hills Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77339. What is Marvin's ethnicity and where did his parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? When he gets something, he wont let up. WATCH LIVE. June 1977: Mike Holoman, part of the maintenance crew hired by Houston Anti-Litter Team (HALT), a private group, mows the grass at Westheimer and the West Loop near the Galleria. Abe wanted his sons to inherit the store, a career course that Marvin was reluctant to take because of his father's sometimes angry behavior. He married Maria D. (Elizondo) Zindler on November 21, 1969 in Fort bend County, Texas and they later separated on July 14, 1975 in Harris County. The story prompted a magazine article by author Larry L. King. When we share what we know, together we discover more. Friends said he was quiet spoken and never shouted until he was on the air. Zindler beat the camera crew to the store, and, instead of going ahead with his arrest, wandered around the magazine stand killing time until the newsmen arrived. March 16, 1977: Dr. Denton Cooley, right, surgeon-in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute, accepts the 6,500 pound, nearly 7-foot-high sculpture titled "a symbol of excellence" from Ted McKinney of Stafford, a professional sculptor and former patient, at left, through the heart's opening. Spring 1977: Houston Astros mascot Chester Charge cheered the Astros from 1977 until 1979. It is a close family, Zindler says. Beloved ABC13 personality and dear friend Marvin Zindler would have turned 100 years old on Tuesday. Wed go on a date in high school and hed drop me off at 9:30 or 10. At Pino's, the kitchen floors are not only scrubbed, but . [3], Governor Dolph Briscoe closed the operation, only to have it open again after a few months. And he knows that its not a story unless someone is there to report it. August 27, 1977: Mark Swerdlin, vice-president of the Clear Lake City Civic League, speaks to a crowd gathered outside Houston City Hall protesting the annexation of Clear Lake City. Zindler was known for wearing makeup continually, loved cigars, and was a frequent golfer. Warren Zindler. A group of preschoolers snuggles up on the carpet at the Houston Public Library's Hillendahl Branch. What was it like in the '70s as the feud only got worse and worse? Zindler, always eager to cooperate with any newsmans request, agreed to the instant replay even though the attorney was worried about missing his plane back to Miami. Such capers have earned Zindler criticism from some unlikely sources, including the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston and other lawmen. Houstonians began boarding buses downtown again Tuesday after striking bus drivers approved a contract with the management company that operates HouTran for the city. March 4, 1977: There's nothing like having a story read. Then Zindler stepped in to shed more light on the operation, which led to its being closed for good.[7]. March 4, 1977: Donny and Marie Osmond in Houston for the 1977 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Talking with a visitor at home, Zindler says his wife gets mad at the money he spends on clothes because she doesnt get to buy any herself. April 29, 1977: Houston Rockets Moses Malone (21) dunks in game five of first round playoffs against the Washington Bullets at The Summit in Houston. Did Marvin serve in the military or did a war or conflict interfere with his life? Two years later, he became a crime reporter and photographer, along the way undergoing his first plastic surgery, to remove a double chin and bob his nose. His supporters, including the seemingly endless stream of complainants who daily line the benches outside his office, would tell the world Zindler is their only hope in an apparently deaf and powerless arena of local officials. He was soon joined by Pino Farinola Jr., the owner. His daughter-in-law echoes the sentiment. Marvin Harold Zindler (August 10, 1921 - July 29, 2007) was a news reporter for television station KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas, United States. Texas-bred director Richard. 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I like to work on one problem or a series of related cases until we get the thing cleared up, then move on to something else. Most of the time he does not initiate any investigation or file any charge without first having a complaint from a citizen. Among his causes was a medical charity, the Agris-Zindler Childrens Foundation, started with his plastic surgeon, Dr. Joe Agris, and supported in part by profits from a biography that Dr. Agris wrote about his patient, White Knight in Blue Shades.. Texas-bred director Richard Linklater recently remarked that he would like to make a movie about Houston in the 1970s, which was a hotbed of activity in many ways. Sterling Zindler. Zindler had taken the witness stand, and, when asked what his job was, had turned toward the jury and proudly said, I am Harris Countys consumer protector. The lawyer, in his closing argument, charged, When you pull back the curtain there is an individual who is not a consumer protector but is an assistant deputy sheriff who is apparently an egomaniac., Hell, Zindler said later, I would have stipulated to that.. Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. In 1973, at the age of 51, Mr. Zindler began his career at KTRK. Anyone can read what you share. Marvin Zindler was born on August 10, 1921 in Houston, Texas, USA as Marvin Harold Zindler. Lindas kindness and devotion influenced countless children, parents and coworkers throughout her teaching years. Private. AKA Marvin Harold Zindler. I had to get on Marvin once or twice because it didnt look good for the prosecution of a case to have the TV cameras on the spot for the arrest. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media), Broadcast tapes from Marvin Zindler's stories over the years at KTRK-TV 13. They were the owners of a dog, Magic, a bichon fris. The son of a millionaire merchant and land owner, he parks his sheriffs car in bus zones because his county salary is not large enough to pay parking lot fees. He has lost count of the number of formal complaints filed, but they probably approach a thousand. Theyre really awful, his son says, chuckling. [13] In 1941, he married his first wife, the former Gertrude S. Kugler (May 30, 1921 November 28, 1997). Zindler himself complains that his staff and office space arent big enough. He searches both Houston papers daily for deceptive ads, and can pick them out easily because I wrote more phony ads than any of those people when I was in the clothing business., Just because a man wears a suit and tie and has a store doesnt make him different from anyone else in the eyes of the law, Zindler says. The Better Business Bureau, in a newsletter published shortly after Zindler moved into the consumer fraud area, accused him of generalized, irresponsible public statements. Loyd Frazier, until recently the chief deputy of the Harris County sheriffs office, says he sometimes had complaints about Zindler from other deputies because Zindler seemed to like publicity too much. The blues-rock trio ZZ Top slithered out of Houston as the '70s dawned and they became huge names on the rock scene around the world. Who were the people in Marvin's life? After he filed the charge, Zindler called the manager and asked him to come to the courthouse. Vela admires Zindlers determination, but contributes his own story about Zindlers preoccupation with Zindler. KTRK-TV's own commissary was cited on one occasion. The impression is more that of a man reacting to a series of phone calls and visits from the grieved customer. Marvin walked the streets of Houston and traveled the world helping children. July 1, 1977: Dan Rather is handed a copy of his new book, "The Camera Never Blinks," at a book-signing event at Foley's in Houston. Before moving to Marvin's current city of Kingwood, TX, Marvin lived in Houston TX. Zindler was given a tip on the shenanigans happening in La Grange, and when his expose on the brothel hit the headlines, he became an instant celebrity. December 10, 1977: American heavyweight boxer George Foreman holding a Bible at his home in Houston. He expanded the Radiology Service to include state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging equipment. He is from USA. A-to-Z Publishing. [3], Zindler began his broadcasting career in 1943 as a part-time night radio disc jockey and spot news reporter at Houston radio station KATL (the current-day KMIC (1590)) while working for his family's clothing store. Ill get em. he said. After his recent fight with Jimmy Young, Foreman has become a born-again Christian and ordained minister. There were catch. He was in the band, he says, playing the flute and piccolo because they werent so hard to carry as bigger instruments, when the band director told him to start learning to be a drum major. 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Link to family and friends whose lives he impacted. American journalist. Share highlights of Marvin's life. The nose job wasnt right, so I had them do it again, he says. He had his own producer and cameraman as well as his own editing suite at KTRK. Bryant was in Houston to perform at the State Bar of Texas dinner at the Hyatt Regency. Tags houston zoo live mascots Shasta university of houston. After April 1975 and the fall of Saigon, Houston became a destination for Vietnamese people looking for a better life. Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day. Zindler, after several members complained to him, initiated an investigation of Tussey, a success-motivation organization which offered seminars and lectures on self-confidence. In 1988, on December 21st, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland. 1. Marvin had filled an entire page with two words: Marvin Zindler. So the unfortunate lady went to the store, bought a refrigerator, and had it delivered to the gypsy. He has since given up the hats (I quit wearing them when everyone else did) and the cigars (I quit smoking them because they burned holes in my new double knit clothes and you cant get those mended.). About a year ago Zindler appeared at the courthouse wearing sunglasses all the time, even indoors. His favorite eyewear now is a pair of purple tinted glasses, adopted after short, unsuccessful tries at a monocle and a pince nez. Channel 13 reporter Marvin Zindler poses for a portrait on May 11, 2006, at his home in Houston. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty / Houston Public Media), Marvin Zindler was an avid doodler, oftentimes drawing on his printed copies of his broadcast scripts. A native Houstonian,. As two TV cameramen scurried to set up their lights, and two newspaper reporters lounged against the walls, Zindler moved a bemused complainant to another chair so the man wouldnt be in the picture. University of Houston archivist Vince Lee stands amid shelves of boxes containing Marvin Zindler's documents, tapes, and other belongings. When he returned, Zindler was gone, but he discovered that Zindler, like almost anyone else, doodles while using the phone. His teen accomplice killed him in 1973 in Pasadena. ABC 13 reporter Marvin Zindler poses for a portrait with his wife, Niki Zindler, and their dog, Magic, on May 11, 2006, in Houston. RELATED:10 thoughts from Richard Linklater's 'Last Flag' Houston visit. In 1969, one hundred countries, along with the United States and the Soviet Union signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). November 15, 1977: While traffic and pedestrians pass by, city of Houston employee Domingo E. 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