Walter-Zender-Obituary

Walter Joseph Zender

Boulder, Colorado

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Joe, as he preferred to be called, grew up in a small Iowa town, one of a family of six with a large extended family nearby. He told stories of his childhood that included shooting squirrels for dinner and canning food from the family's many gardens to survive the winters. Despite the difficult...

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I was a high school student of Mr. Zender's in Eldora, Iowa, in the 1950's. He was a thought-provoking teacher, a bit intimidating, but really made me think and question the ideas we encountered in literature. He encouraged writing and, of course, theater and speech competitions in which I actively participated. In fact, I graduated in theater arts and speech at Iowa University and have remained active in Los Angeles theater all these years. My sister lives in Boulder and I'm so sorry I...