[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF MR. EDWARD H. ZIPPERER

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 7, 2014

  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Edward H. Zipperer 
of Savannah, GA. Mr. Zipperer's ancestors immigrated to Savannah in 
1734 from Salzburg, Austria, after the Trustees of the Georgia Colony 
invited the Zipperers from Salzburg to become part of the colony, which 
was settled only the year before.
   Edward Zipperer was born in Savannah, GA, in the year 1931. He was 
raised on a farm on U.S. 17 South, adjacent to the Bamboo Farm. He went 
on to play football at Savannah High School and earn a degree in 
agricultural engineering from the University of Georgia in 1954.
   In 1965, a few friends asked Edward to coach the Richmond Hill High 
School basketball team, one of only 16 integrated basketball teams in 
the state. While he had never played much basketball, his biggest 
concern in taking over was how to feed an integrated team on the road. 
His solution? He bought a hot dog machine with his own money and 
enlisted his wife to cook hot dogs for the team. Edward led the team to 
finish 10th in the state that year.
   Edward served in the Georgia State Senate from 1967 to 1975 and was 
on thirteen separate committees during his tenure. He says his 
experience in the Georgia State Senate was ``a great education for a 
little ole country boy.'' Some highlights of his career as a State 
Senator are the constructions of Skidaway Island State Park, Fort 
McAllister State Park, and King's Ferry Ogeechee River public 
recreational area. It is obvious that he was truly committed to 
conserving and protecting the rich land of south Georgia for future 
generations.
   Edward H. Zipperer has been an outstanding citizen and public 
servant for the great state of Georgia. Although he has been out of 
office for some time now, Mr. Zipperer is still very involved in public 
affairs and is a frequent visitor to my office in Washington, DC. I am 
proud to call him a close friend of mine and of the city of Savannah.

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