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Karl Herman Zimmermann, a resident of Albuquerque, NM from 1950 to 2001, died on Friday, September 26, 2003, rejoining his wife Helen Hertel Zimmermann. He was 92. The past three years he lived in Kessler Village in Chatham, NJ to be near his daughter, Dr. Carol E. Zimmermann-Joyce. He is also survived by his brother, Col. William E. Zimmermann USAF (ret) and family of Amarillo, TX; and many beloved nieces, nephews and step-children. Karl and Helen Zimmermann were graduated from New York University in 1933 and married in 1937. Karl had a varied and interesting life. Graduated in the mist of the depression as an engineer, he worked as an electrician and supplemented his income by pursuing his avocation of drummer in a vaudeville troupe that took him to upstate NY and Canada. He played the palace theater in NY, a dream of every Vaudevillian, with the Russian Revels in 1933. He moved to Nutley, NJ and took a Job as an electrical engineer with Phelps Dodge. In 1950 Karl moved with his wife and daughter to Albuquerque, NM. He was an electrical engineer for Sandia Laboratory Corp. and was heavily involved in the development of atomic weapons, witnessing atomic test explosions at White Sands. While living in Nutley he was a drummer in the Nutley Symphony Orchestra. When he moved to Albuquerque he was a drummer in the Albuquerque Civic Symphony and Municipal band. In 1972, after retiring from Sandia Laboratory Corp. he was appointed as electrical supervisor for the City of Albuquerque by Gov. Bruce King. After retirement in '88 he volunteered at Zia Elementary School 4th grade helping the children with computers. He taught drum lessons. He also gave lectures and wrote articles on electrical code violations. Karl was a member of the Professional Society of Engineers, and was registered as a professional engineer in New Mexico and New York. Graveside services will be held Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 1900 Edith Blvd. Friends may make memorial donations to the Helen Zimmermann Memorial Scholarship, New Mexico Engineering Foundation, 1615 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102-1790. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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