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Donald Zimmerman Obituary

ZIMMERMAN Donald Zimmerman, 75, of Richmond, died August 26, 2006. He was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta J. Zimmerman. Survivors include his three children, David Zimmerman and his wife Jean, Donald Zimmerman and his wife, Byra and Diane Filler and her husband, Michael; and six grandchildren, Sam, Byra, Don, Nick, Katelyn, and Mike. Mr. Zimmerman was a U.S. Army veteran with service in the Korean War. He was a retired Deputy Associate Director with the A.T.F. As well, he was an active member of The Dominion Club. His remains rest at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Tuesday at Saint Bridget's Catholic Church, 6006 Three Chopt Road. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

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Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 28, 2006.

Memories and Condolences
for Donald Zimmerman

13 Entries

Kelly Newth

August 31, 2006

I knew Mr.Zimmerman from the Dominion Club. He was always friendly and a great dancer as well. His charming smile will be missed.

Harold Catron

August 29, 2006

My sympathy and prayers go out to the family.

I was one of the first managers to work for Mr. Zimmerman in the Inspector General's Office at the VDOC headquarters in Richmond. Mr. Zimmerman was a man of impeccable character and of integrity. Mr. Z and I visited the FBI National Fingerprint Identification Division in Washington, D.C. on business. After our visit, he took me on a tour of the ATF headquarters and pointed out a small clock which he had built and left at the office. He also introduced me to several high ranking officials at ATF. After our visit at AFT headquarters, he took me to a restaurant in Washington where he said he ate several times a week when he was assigned in Washington and bought my lunch there. Mr. Zimmerman was a great supervisor and difinitely will be missed by all who knes him and who worked for him.

BOB SKOPECK

August 29, 2006

DON WAS ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS AND I ENJOYED WORKING WITH HIM. wE WORKED TOGETHER IN hEADQUARTERS WHEN ATF BECAME A BUREAU.hE WAS A MAN OF INTEGRITY AND A MAN OF HIS WORD. hE WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS

SHERITA BROOKS

August 29, 2006

Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

ED Easley

August 28, 2006

Rest in Peace, Don. Thank you for being a great friend, a comforting co-worker and an outstanding supervisor to me.

Charlie Campbell

August 28, 2006

I never got to work with Don, but everyone who did spoke well of him.

Jerry Benedict

August 28, 2006

While I have great saddness because Don is no longer with us here on earth, I take comfort to know he is in a far better place, joined once again with his beloved Loretta. I always enjoyed my association with Don during our years together in ATF & he was a good manager.

R. Keith Dent

August 28, 2006

Mr. Zimmerman, or "Mr. Z",as he was so graciously called by his subordinate Agents in the Special Investigations Unit, was the first Inspector General for the Virginia Department of Corrections and a great mentor and supervisor. It was a sad day here in the unit the day when Mr. Z retired, but it is a very sad occasion to hear about his untimely departure from this life. I wish the Zimmerman family well and know that your father, my former boss who hired me, will be truly missed by us all.

Robert Sykes

August 28, 2006

May God Bless the family you leave behind.

You were a Great Guy and a Gentleman!

Bill Dury

August 28, 2006

I am sorry to hear of the loss of Don Zimmerman. He hired me at my current position twenty-one years ago. I knew him to be a man of integrity and forthrightness. My condolences to his family.

William R. Dyer

August 28, 2006

Don and I were both members of ATFAR. Viola and I will miss him.

Judy Pulley

August 28, 2006

Mr.David Zimmerman & Family,

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your Father.My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this time. Please call me if there is anything I can do for you.

Jeanette Mullins

August 28, 2006

Don was a great man, who was like a second father to us. He was a wonderful companion to our mom and treated her with the utmost respect.We will miss Don and send our prays for Don, David, Diana, and their families.

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