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Lawrence W. 'Larry' Zimmer Cape Coral, FL QCWA # 33495 Chapter 196 |
Lawrence W. Zimmer, of Cape Coral, FL, died on December 11, 2018 in Port Charlotte, FL at the age of 76. Larry was born in Mineola, NY and grew up in Garden City, NY. In 1964, he enlisted in the US Army and served in Korea with the Signal Corps as a Communication Specialist on the DMZ to broadcast propaganda to North Korea. After leaving the service in 1967, he found employment with Philips in their Medical Imaging Division, where he worked for 21 years. While there, he graduated with his Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Haven.
In 1989, he moved his household and family to Pt. Charlotte, FL where he started his own business of Precision Radiographic Services to continue his work as a Medical Imaging Service Engineer. In addition to running his own business, Larry also went to work for Med Lab which is based out of Miami. He worked 19 years with Med Lab until 2009 when he retired.
His most avid hobby was Amateur Radio where he held the FCC license of Amateur Extra since 2002. He was extremely active in the local Ft. Myers Amateur Radio Club, or FMARC. He taught licensure classes and has been a volunteer examiner for 12 years. Further, he ran the club's annual Hamfest event for 9 years. He served 5 years as ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) Emergency Coordinator in Lee County, followed by 3 years as South Florida Section Emergency Coordinator, covering 14 counties. Other hobbies included photography and SCUBA, which he also taught for many years.
Larry is survived by his wife of 16 years Fran. He is also survived by his two children: Lisa (Steve) Barnes, with their children Eric and Rachel and Larry (Alice) Zimmer with their son Jamie. His ex-wife Millie Frost also remains close the entire family. Preceding him in death was his father, Lawrence W Zimmer, his mother, Mary Zimmer and his sister, Carol Zimmer Feaster.
From: qrz.com:
I spend a lot of time teaching tech class for our local radio club, The Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club. I get a great deal of pleasure from bringing new people into our hobby. I am also the Emergency Coordinator for ARES in Lee county. I spend a lot of my operating time on psk31, usually on 20 meters. My other great passion is scuba diving. I am a scuba instructor for NAUI certifying agency, and love to be in the water any chance I get.
May 22, 2013 -- Ft. Myers, FL -- (photo on right) Larry Zimmer W4LWZ, ARES EC for Lee County and leader of A.L.E.R.T. was presented the General James H. Doolittle Award by Lee County EOC Operations Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi.
The General James H. Doolittle Award is "Presented to volunteers who exemplify the volunteer spirit in their generous commitment of time, effort, and support to our endeavors". The award is relatively new, with the first recipient being John Ludlum in 2010. Larry is only the second volunteer to receive it. Photo on left: Larry and his wife Fran K4FPZ.
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