DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : WILLIAM JOHN ZIMMERMAN.William John Zimmerman, 53, a longtime Encino resident, is a volunteer with the Los Angeles Police Department's reserves and many local charitable organizations. BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Glendale. Raised in North Hollywood and Sherman Oaks. OCCUPATION: Senior storekeeper for the Department of Water and Power. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married to Judy, 52. CHILDREN: P.J., 27; Jennifer, 24; one grandchild. VOLUNTEERISM: Twenty-four years in the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . reserves working as a collision investigator with the Valley
Traffic Division.
Also a member of the Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. , which provides assistance to needy children and the elderly. For about five years he has volunteered his time at Rancho San Antonio Rancho San Antonio may refer to:
Also a member of the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. , Post 381, providing assistance to handicapped children and local charities. He also raises money for St. Mary's Catholic Church, Van Nuys. MILITARY: Served six years in the Air National Guard as a staff sergeant from 1964 to 1970. ``There were flights leaving every day taking supplies to the soldiers stationed in Vietnam.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``My dad dying at a young age.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``Raising a family. Seeing them do well in their endeavors.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To enjoy life to the fullest and to have many grandchildren.'' ROLE MODELS: ``My dad. Just the way he did things. He was honest and hard working.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``When you have a healthy life, children and family and great friends.'' ANY VICES: ``The lottery.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``Bob's Big Boy Restaurant in Toluca Lake.'' FAVORITE FOODS: ``Barbecue food, like homemade beef ribs.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``Attending the Los Angeles Roadster Show at Pomona each Father's Day. And sprint car racing Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. at the Ventura Raceway.'' HOBBIES: Zimmerman is a collector of vintage automobiles and motorcycles and is a member of the Valley Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. Club, the '54 Ford Club, the Vintage Chevrolet Club, and the Crown Victoria Car Club. ``My collection includes an old Honda '65 motorcycle that I'm fixing, a vintage '57 T-Bird and a '54 Ford Victoria.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Stock Car Racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. , and Rod and Custom. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: `` `Courage Under Fire.' It was a very good movie, a thinking movie where you had to keep track of everything going on.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``Hawaii Five-O'' and shows on The Nashville Network. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``Rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. , country, blue grass. Chris Isaak, the Mavericks, Junior Brown. WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``Santa Barbara; we like to go to the beach.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: To travel to Reno, San Francisco, San Diego or Las Vegas.'' WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: ``For everybody to live peacefully with one another.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Judy and Bill Zimmerman |
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