Gerhard Zoller, 67, was killed while riding his bicycle on County Highway JV in the Town of Lodi near Poynette at 2:30 p.m. last Thursday. He was struck by Richard A. Gosling, 50, who has an extensive record. The crash is under investigation.
Gerhard Zoller was an experienced cyclist. Zoller, Gerhard Hugh "Gerd" POYNETTE - Gerhard Hugo "Gerd" Zoller, age 67, of Poynette, died suddenly on Thursday April 20, 2006. Zoller was born Jan. 22, 1939 in Rudolstadt, Germany. After serving in the German Army, Zoller earned master's degrees in civil engineering and business from the Munich Institute of Technology, where he met his future wife Tellervo Hulkko. In 1965, he moved to Finland to marry Tellervo. In 1968, the couple moved their young family of four to the United States. On his way to the West Coast, Zoller stopped to visit his sponsor, UW-Madison engineering Professor John Klus. Klus arranged a few "practice" interviews so Zoller could prepare for his job search in Oregon. However, J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. offered Zoller a project manager position, so Zoller decided to stay in Madison. Although they initially had planned to stay in the United States only a few years, the Zollers made the Madison area their permanent home. Zoller rose quickly through the ranks at Findorff, being promoted to chief estimator, executive vice president, president (1979-88) and chairman of the board. The lengthy list of construction projects he oversaw include Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., J.C. Penney, General Casualty, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Sentry Insurance, and many jobs for UW-Madison including the UW medical center. In 1989, Zoller and his wife took a year's leave to travel the world, and discovered that he could indeed enjoy life outside work. He retired from Findorff in 1992. Upon 'retirement', Zoller became active with the University of Wisconsin Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where in addition to teaching he provided assistance with training, continuing education and various special projects. One of Zoller's recent passions was CECADE, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help rural communities in the Andes near Cusco, Peru become self-sufficient. He has supported CECADE's growth with both time and resources, and has led groups of local Rotarians on trips to Peru to witness their work first hand. He was instrumental in raising Rotary funding to support CECADE. In addition to his membership to Rotary, Zoller has been a board member of 1000 Friends Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters, and the Town of Dekorra Planning Commission. Zoller also served on the board of the Association of General Contractors (AGC) and as its president in 1994. Zoller was an avid cyclist, traveler and reader, and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Zoller is survived by his wife, Tellervo; sons Raino (Holly) of Boise, Idaho, and Panu (Jennifer) of River Falls, Wis.; his daughter, Satu (David) of South Deerfield, Mass.; and seven grandchildren, Raili, Alex and Kai of South Deerfield, Jari and Niko of River Falls, and Taavi and Kaija of Boise. Zoller is also survived by his sisters, Irene and Ursula; and brothers Jochen and Werner of Germany; and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to CECADE at: CECADE, c/o Rotary Club of Madison, Attention: Bill King, 22 N. Carroll St., Suite 202, Madison, WI 53703, There will be a celebration of Gerd's life from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at the FINDORFF HEADQUARTERS, 300 S. Bedford in Madison. We all miss him dearly. All Faiths Funeral & Cremation Services Madison (608) 442- 0477 www.866allfaiths.com Michael Rewey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "So many roads, So little time..." _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
