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Gene Zimmerman

Fresno, California

1938 - 2022

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Gene Zimmerman December 29, 1938 - December 11, 2022 Fresno, California - Gene Glen (Kendall) Zimmerman 12/29/1938 - 12/11/2022 Gene was born in Seattle, Washington to parents Evelyn and Edward Kendall on December 29th, 1938. While serving in the Navy, Gene met his wife Bonnie and they raised...

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We send our condolences to you Bonnie and your family. What wonderful memories we have of Gene.

Gene was a true pioneer, leader in Fresno labor. Many benefits enjoyed today by both working and retired are do to his tenacity and diligence! Peace and Comfort.

I met Gene, after I came to Fresno as the new California School Employees Association (CSEA) Field Director for the Fresno Field Office, in 1992, at a Coalition of Organized Labor (COOL) luncheon. We worked together, for a number of years, as trustees on the COOL Board. Gene and I were instrumental in developing a COOL Strategic Planning Summit that resulted in a number of of local organized labor goals including the resurrection of a union newspaper that was mailed to several thousand union...