In Memoriam
Shari L. Arnold Zimmerman
1948–2013
Shari L. Arnold Zimmerman passed away on December 9, 2013 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was an account representative for Broker World magazine when she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2001. Her deep faith and inner strength set an example for everyone who knew her. She was a hero to her family in so many ways, showing her courage in dealing with this disease.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Theodore and Adelyne Hunziker, Shari was a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Her greatest joy and achievement was raising two fine young men as a single mother. Shari started her career in the insurance industry when she joined Connecticut Mutual in St. Paul. In the early 1970s she transferred to Kansas City, Missouri, and joined the Roger C. Boeger Agency, representing Connecticut Mutual. In 1977 she moved to National Fidelity Life Insurance Company’s agency services department and assisted in proposals and other sales-related activities with brokerage general agencies around the United States. In 1982 she joined Target Insurance Services, Inc., a general agency operated by the McAvoy family, and in 1986 joined the Gomberg Agency of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1988 she returned to the Kansas City area and joined Centennial Life Insurance Company as a regional sales representative. Shari joined Broker World magazine in 1990 as an account representative. Because of her successful career in the insurance industry, she was known and respected by many general agents and brokers throughout the country.
Shari was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lee Zimmerman. She is survived by her sons Jason and Robert (and his wife Melissa) Arnold and one granddaughter, Alexandria Arnold; her siblings Chuck Hunziker (and his wife Chris) of Florida, Jeff Hunziker (and his wife Patty) of Iowa, and Michele Maanum (and her husband Mike Melichar) of Indiana.
