Frederick Allen Zimmer, Jr.

         Frederick “Fred” Allen Zimmer, Jr., 92, of Winchester, Virginia, died Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury.

         Mr. Zimmer was born in 1923 in Pataskala, Ohio, the son of Dr. Frederick A. and Nellie Mae Zimmer.  He served in the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II.  Mr. Zimmer was a graduate of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the Pratt Institute of Art in New York City.  He worked as an artist in New York and then became one of the founding professors in the Design Department at Ohio State University. He received a Senior Fulbright Research grant to India and a Fulbright Fellowship to teach Design in Lahore, Pakistan. After retiring, he moved to Upperville, Virginia, where he continued his career as an artist. He received numerous awards for photography and graphic arts and had many one-man shows of his paintings.

         He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Carter, and their daughter, Susan Carter Vogel, with her husband Paul, of Essen, Germany. He also leaves behind one grandson, Christopher Vogel, of Dallas, Texas. 

         A Tribute to Fred Zimmer is scheduled for 4:30 pm on Friday, March 27, at Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury. On Saturday, March 28, there will be a private family interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery and a reception for friends and family from 3:30-5:30 pm at Nordley, 1277 Kerfoot Lane, Upperville, Virginia.

         In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18^th Floor, New York, New York, 10004 or Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury Fellowship Fund, 300 Westminster Canterbury Drive, Winchester, Virginia, 22603.