7-10-13 funeral services in fdl for florida toddler drowning victim

Funeral services will be held today in Fond du lac for a three year old boy who drowned in a Florida swimming pool last week.  Zander Hughes drowned in the pool outside his family’s rental home in Kissimmee, Florida July 2^nd.  Zander is the son of  Fond du lac natives Paul and Michelle Hughes who moved to Florida a couple of years ago.   Michelle’s cousin Tammy Abel-Bevan says the family still isn’t sure how Zander managed to get into the pool which is surrounded by a locked gate.  He was found in the pool by his mother.  Abel-Bevan says Zander was a wonderful child.  "Oh my goodness, he was just a happy, bubbly child," Abel-Bevan told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program.  "He was visually impaired in one eye but that did not stop him from living life to the fullest."    Visitation for Zander will be held from 10am to 1:30pm Wednesday at Zacheral Funeral Home in Fond du Lac, followed by funeral services and internment at Calvary Cemetary.  A memorial fund for the family has been established at Fox Valley Savings Bank.   A July 20^th fundraiser is planned at the Top Hats Motorcycle Club House on River Road.