Douglas K. Zimmerman
There is a right way and a wrong way, then there is Dave’s way. You could always count on Dave for a kind word. Those who were fortunate enough to know him will treasure his friendship forever.
- Howitzer '78
Douglas Zimmerman Obituary
Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 7, 2006.
YORKTOWN - Col. Douglas Kent Zimmerman, II, U.S. Army, 51, passed away Friday, June 2, 2006.
Col. Zimmerman was a native of Topeka, Kan., and a Peninsula resident for the last 3 ½ years, coming to Yorktown from Vicksburg, Miss. Col. Zimmerman was a graduate of The United States Military Academy, West Point, New York Class of 1978, and a graduate of the Army War College, Class of 2004. He was currently assigned to the Warfighting Center, Joint Force Command, Suffolk, Va.
He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Renice A. Zimmerman; his son, Douglas Kent Zimmerman, III of Yorktown; his father, William Carl Zimmerman and his wife, Cynthia of Temecula, Calif.; and his mother, Beverly Jones Zimmerman of Northern California. He is also survived by two brothers, Robert Zimmerman of Northern California, 2nd Lt. Casey Zimmerman of Fort Benning, Ga.; four sisters, Susan Savva and Mary Ludwick of Northern California, Abigail Ettinger of Pasadena, Calif., Elizabeth Zimmerman of Kansas; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at the Regimental Chapel on Fort Eustis with Father Vincent Douglass officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. A graveside service with full military honors will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Col. Zimmerman Memorial Fund, Southern States Rescued Rottweilers, Inc., Attn: Katrin Sexton, Treasury, P.O. Box 477, Harvest, AL 35749.
A great man and hero to all of us will be missed.
Doug Zimmerman, Colonel, U.S.A. passed away on June 2, 2006 at the age of 51. Colonel Zimmerman was the husband of Renice Zimmerman who founded Southern States Rottweiler Rescue. They had been married for 24 years and have one son, Kent.
Doug and Renice have been long time Rottweiler breed supporters, owners, were active in showing their Rottweilers in conformation and in participating in Rottweiler rescue efforts. Col. Zimmerman was a graduate of West Point, the United States Military Academy in New York state. He served his country with distinction in the United States Army, most recently attached to the Joint Forces Command in Norfolk VA.
The passing of someone so young and vigorous is always a tragedy. It is our intent to turn Col. Zimmerman's passing into something positive for the breed he loved. To that end, Southern States Rescued Rottweilers is setting up the Colonel Douglas K. Zimmerman Memorial Fund for Special Needs SSRR Rottweilers as a permanent tribute.