[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF JUDGE FRED ZIEMAN

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of my dear 
friend, Chicot County Judge Fred Zieman of Lake Village, Arkansas, who 
passed away March 18, 2008, at the age of 69.
  I will forever remember Judge Zieman as a devoted family man and 
someone who cared deeply about improving the quality of life in 
southeast Arkansas. This dedication to make his community and Chicot 
County a better place to live was evident throughout his tenure as 
Chicot County Judge.
  As a native son of Arkansas's Delta region, farming was in Judge 
Zieman's blood. He began his career as an agriculture pilot in Lake 
Village before becoming a commercial airline pilot in Texas. Upon 
retirement in 1980, he returned home to Lake Village and pursued his 
true passion in agriculture.
  Judge Zieman was later successfully elected to serve three terms as 
Chicot County Judge when he decided to try retirement for a second 
time. However, his devotion to southeast Arkansas quickly led him back 
to public service, and 4 years later later he was again elected to 
serve as County Judge--a position he honorably held until his passing.
  Aside from his stalwart leadership and devotion to Chicot County, 
Judge Zieman actively contributed his time and hard work to numerous 
other endeavors to benefit the Delta region. The Delta was immensely 
important to Judge Zieman, and this was apparent in his service as a 
state vice-president of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control 
Association, as a member of the Delta Grassroots Caucus, and in the 
Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District Inc., where he 
contributed fresh ideas and developed new initiatives to make our 
beloved State a better place to live.
  Judge Fred Zieman will forever be remembered for his steadfast 
devotion to the people of southeast Arkansas. Above all, he will sorely 
be missed as a friend. I extend my deepest condolences to his wife, 
Patricia Zieman; his two sons, Mike Zieman of Monticello, Arkansas, and 
Sam Zieman of Spring, Texas; his daughter, Charlotte Yandell of Spring, 
Texas; his sister, Jan Hellmers of Lake Village, Arkansas; and to his 
seven grandchildren and countless friends. Fred Zieman will be greatly 
missed in Lake Village, Chicot County, and throughout southeast 
Arkansas, and I am truly saddened by this loss.

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