The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual dinner Oct. 3 at the Mountain Valley Golf Course, 1021 Brockton Mountain Drive, Barnesville.

The chamber will honor Eric Zizelmann, as Business Person of the Year; Frank Fabrizo, as the Joseph Plasko Jr. Citizenship Award recipient; and Bowe & Odorizzi Law, as Business of the Year.

The keynote speaker will be Kathy Henderson, who will talk about “Promoting Tamaqua.”

The event begins with cocktails at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.tamaqua.net or contact chamber@tamaqua.net. Tickets may be purchased online; the deadline is Sept. 26.

Business person

Zizelmann graduated from Tamaqua Area High School in 1989, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Susquehanna University, followed by a master’s degree in mathematics from Bucknell University.

In 1999, he obtained his associate degree in funeral service from Northampton Community College before returning to raise a family in his hometown.

The Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home, established in 1853, is now run by Zizelmann and his wife, Christine, as the fifth generation of the business.

In 2020, Zizelmann partnered with Jay Hollenbach Jr. to launch an oil and diesel delivery company named Hollenbach Home Comfort Services.

The funeral home employs five part-time staff, while the oil company has three part-time employees and two full-time employees.

Zizelmann serves as the master of ceremonies for Tamaqua Memorial Day Service of Remembrance; is a location coordinator for the annual Wreath Across America event at Sky-View Memorial Park in Hometown; initiated a Tamaqua Area Community Partnership project called Tamaqua Remembers; and is one of the four volunteers who developed the new Tamaqua Choose Happiness website.

He also volunteered with the Friends of Tuscarora and Locust Lake State Parks and served a 10-year term on the board of directors at the Tamaqua Public Library.

Citizen

Fabrizio has been a resident of the Tamaqua area for 61 years. His father initiated the tradition of decorating the family’s Brockton home in 1965, which Fabrizio took over at the age of 12 and continued for 49 years. The dazzling light display attracts numerous visitors annually.

Fabrizo volunteers on the Tamaqua Spirit of Christmas Committee, dedicating his time and skills to illuminate Tamaqua’s Depot Square Park every holiday season.

He believes that the Christmas showcase at Depot Square is a significant community tradition and a source of town pride.

Business

Bowe & Odorizzi Law, has its main office at 109 W. Broad St. in Tamaqua, and has a satellite office in Pottsville.

The firm’s attorneys are Tony Odorizzi, Erik Helbing, Jeff Bowe, Marty Cerullo and Matt Gross, who works from his own office near Philadelphia.

Bowe & Odorizzi Law was formed in 2018 as a successor to the firm of Bowe, Lisella & Bowe that existed in Tamaqua from 1979-2017.

At the time of its formation, Bowe & Odorizzi Law consisted of attorneys Odorizzi and Bowe. Helbing joined the firm in 2021, with Bowe continuing with the firm in an “of counsel” role. Cerullo joined the firm on Jan. 1 and practices out of the Pottsville office. Gross joined the firm in July.

The firm concentrates its practice in the areas of municipal work, estate planning, estate administration, bankruptcy, business law, real estate and credit card defense, among other areas of law.

It represents Tamaqua Borough, Tamaqua Area School District, Tamaqua Area Water Authority, Tamaqua Sewer Authority, Tamaqua CRIZ Authority and the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, in addition to many local businesses.

The firm is a member of the Tamaqua Chamber and is active in area fundraisers and charitable organizations.