Husband of George's sister dies

[HGG]

Fort Mitchell, KY (AP) -- Congressional candidate Nick Clooney on Monday
temporarily suspended his campaign schedule after a death in his family.

Clooney's son-in-law, Norman Ziedler, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday
morning, according to a statement from the campaign.

Clooney, a Democrat seeking an open 4th District congressional seat, was
scheduled for a statewide televised debate on Kentucky Educational
Television on Monday night with his Republican opponent, Geoff Davis.

The debate was rescheduled for 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, according to Deidre
Clark, a KET producer.

"We extend our deepest condolences to the Clooney family," Davis campaign
spokesman Justin Brasell said. Earlier, he said the campaign would work with
KET to reschedule the debate.

Ziedler, a retired Army Captain, is survived by his wife, Ada; and two
children, Allison, 13, and Nick, 8.

Clooney's other child is television and movie actor George Clooney.

Nick Clooney and Davis are seeking the seat of U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas, a
Democrat who is retiring. The sprawling district stretches from counties
near Louisville to the northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati and reaches
east along the Ohio River to the West Virginia border.

Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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how terribly, terribly sad. :(

Newsgroups: alt.fan.george-clooney
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:01:00 +0100
Subject: Husband of George's sister dies
Fort Mitchell, KY (AP) -- Congressional candidate Nick Clooney on Monday
temporarily suspended his campaign schedule after a death in his family.
Clooney's son-in-law, Norman Ziedler, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday
morning, according to a statement from the campaign.
Clooney, a Democrat seeking an open 4th District congressional seat, was
scheduled for a statewide televised debate on Kentucky Educational
Television on Monday night with his Republican opponent, Geoff Davis.
The debate was rescheduled for 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, according to Deidre
Clark, a KET producer.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the Clooney family," Davis campaign
spokesman Justin Brasell said. Earlier, he said the campaign would work with
KET to reschedule the debate.
Ziedler, a retired Army Captain, is survived by his wife, Ada; and two
children, Allison, 13, and Nick, 8.
Clooney's other child is television and movie actor George Clooney.
Nick Clooney and Davis are seeking the seat of U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas, a
Democrat who is retiring. The sprawling district stretches from counties
near Louisville to the northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati and reaches
east along the Ohio River to the West Virginia border.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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This is just such awful news. A sad, sad day for the Clooneys.

Tammy

Post by HGG
Fort Mitchell, KY (AP) -- Congressional candidate Nick Clooney on Monday
temporarily suspended his campaign schedule after a death in his family.
Clooney's son-in-law, Norman Ziedler, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday
morning, according to a statement from the campaign.
Clooney, a Democrat seeking an open 4th District congressional seat, was
scheduled for a statewide televised debate on Kentucky Educational
Television on Monday night with his Republican opponent, Geoff Davis.
The debate was rescheduled for 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, according to Deidre
Clark, a KET producer.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the Clooney family," Davis campaign
spokesman Justin Brasell said. Earlier, he said the campaign would work with
KET to reschedule the debate.
Ziedler, a retired Army Captain, is survived by his wife, Ada; and two
children, Allison, 13, and Nick, 8.
Clooney's other child is television and movie actor George Clooney.
Nick Clooney and Davis are seeking the seat of U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas, a
Democrat who is retiring. The sprawling district stretches from counties
near Louisville to the northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati and reaches
east along the Ohio River to the West Virginia border.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

Tammy
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[IMTammyP]

A couple obituaries...

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/13/loc_o.ky.zeidler.html

PETERSBURG - Norman Monroe Zeidler carved his first pumpkin of the season
Monday, the day he died from a heart attack. He was 47.

Mr. Zeidler was continuing a 14-year-tradition of carving at least 10 pumpkins
for the Boone County's annual Jack-o'-lantern Contest and Walk.

His tradition began when he discovered that his wife, Adelia "Ada" Clooney
Zeidler, was pregnant with the couple's first child, Allison.

"This was the first one he had done this year, a skull one with many teeth,"
his wife said. "I told him it looked like a very happy skull."

Mr. Zeigler considered himself foremost an artist, and worked other odd jobs to
bring money into the house, his wife said.

He was most well known for his distinctive jack-o'-lanterns that were among
hundreds that lined walkways in Central Park in Union each year.

"I'm going to try to get some preservatives and make sure it gets entered," his
wife said.

Normally a painter of landscapes and castles, Mr. Zeidler carved all his
pumpkins freehand, with no tracing.

"I get quite a reputation," Mr. Zeidler said in an October 2003 Enquirer
article.

Liking the smooth surfaces of the black slate he found on the banks of the Ohio
River near his home, he painted intricate paintings on them, his wife said.

A lover of nature, Mr. Ziegler also drew upon American Indian ancestry from his
mother's side to make artworks out of beads, his wife said.

Mr. Ziegler enlisted in the Army in the early 1980s, and after spending two
years as a soldier he enrolled at Northern Kentucky University. He then
returned to spend eight years as an officer with the Indiana National Guard,
retiring with the rank of captain.

At the time of his death, Mr. Ziegler was attending Southern Ohio Business
College in the evenings, his wife said. He grew up in Latonia and Fort
Mitchell, and was a graduate of Beechwood High School.

"More than anything I will remember him as a loving father to our children,"
his wife said. "He was a wonderful father. He really enjoyed being a father,
being a daddy."

Mr. Zeidler was the son-in-law of TV personality Nick Clooney, who is running
for Congress.

Other survivors include his daughter, Allison Zeidler of Petersburg; son,
Nicholas Zeidler of Petersburg; parents, Elsie Moore and William Robert Zeidler
of Petersburg; one sister, Debbie Bode of Fort Mitchell, and two nephews.


http://www.kypost.com/2004/10/13/kobits101304.html

Norman Zeidler, artist, writer, 'free spirit'

Norman Monroe Zeidler was an artist and writer who was interested in a wide
variety of topics.

"He was a perpetual student," said Mr. Zeidler's mother, Elsie Moore Zeidler of
Petersburg. "He was a free spirit."

Mr. Zeidler, 47, of Petersburg, died Monday of a heart attack at St. Luke
Hospital West in Florence.

He was the son-in-law of Nick Clooney, a former broadcaster and columnist for
The Post who is running for Congress.

Mr. Zeidler served eight years in the U.S. Army and was a captain. He was a
former member of the Indiana National Guard.

He was a talented artist who painted and etched on natural objects, such as
slate and stones.

"He loved nature and collected natural things for his artwork," said his
mother. "He said the material he was using spoke to him. He said it told him
what picture to put on there."

One of Mr. Zeidler's hobbies was to carve faces in pumpkins around Halloween.
He won numerous awards for his pumpkin carving.

Mr. Zeidler wrote about a wide array of issues.

"You give him a topic and he was gone," said his mother. "He was very vocal
about what he believed. It didn't matter if you liked it or not.

"He was interested in all kinds of things -- religions, the way people lived."

Other survivors include his father, William Robert Zeidler of Petersburg; his
wife, Adelia "Ada" Clooney Zeidler of Petersburg; a daughter, Alison Zeidler at
home; a son, Nicholas Zeidler at home; and a sister, Debbie Bode of Fort
Mitchell.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral
Home in Hebron.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Immanuel United Methodist Church, Student Loan Fund,
2551 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Ky., 41017.


Tammy
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[The Bride]

i never knew ada's real name is adelia! it's beautiful!

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.george-clooney
Date: 15 Oct 2004 19:03:00 GMT
Subject: Re: Husband of George's sister dies
A couple obituaries...
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/13/loc_o.ky.zeidler.html
PETERSBURG - Norman Monroe Zeidler carved his first pumpkin of the season
Monday, the day he died from a heart attack. He was 47.
Mr. Zeidler was continuing a 14-year-tradition of carving at least 10 pumpkins
for the Boone County's annual Jack-o'-lantern Contest and Walk.
His tradition began when he discovered that his wife, Adelia "Ada" Clooney
Zeidler, was pregnant with the couple's first child, Allison.