Date of Death: December 3, 2005

Ivan Age 21 of San Francisco, CA died on December 3, 2005 at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA from a fall. He was born on October 26, 1984 at the Kaiser-Permanente Hospital in Redwood City, CA the son of Mary and Harold Zimmerman. Ivan grew up in Pleasanton, CA attending Fairlands Elementary, Harvest Park Middle, and Amador High School where he graduated in 2002. He entered college in the autumn of that year. He moved to an apartment on Vidal Drive near the SFSU campus where he started school, majoring in Business Applications of Information Technology. Recently he transferred to the City College of San Francisco and was matriculated there at the time of his death. Ivan was athletically inclined. He wrestled during his second year of middle school and played five seasons of Little League Baseball. While at University he took up serious running and could be seen daily on the trails around Lake Merced. He maintained a health-club membership and used it regularly. During vacations in New York he greatly enjoyed the time he spent skiing at Bristol Mountain and waterskiing on Canandaigua Lake. He also developed a love of popular literature. Starting with the Goosebumps series of books in fourth grade, he soon moved on to C.S. Forester's historical fiction specifically those stories involving Horatio Hornblower. His subsequent brief interest in science fiction abruptly shifted to the thrillers of Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler. In recent months he was reading Lawrence Block's mystery novels. Ivan's mother taught his chess when he was in grammar school, but he didn't start playing seriously until late 2003. By this summer his numerical ranking was consistently above 1100 and his parents were trying to learn from him. Ivan was devoted to family and friends. Along with other grandchildren he spoke at his grandfather John Prislopski's funeral. When his best friend from high school moved to Florida, Ivan continued to stay in touch with him. He often played the role of system administrator for his mother, restoring functionality on her computer when all seemed lost. When his father fell ill this past summer Ivan made a special effort to get home each weekend to help out. He had a fine Thanksgiving and was looking forward to Chrismas, having asked Santa for a digital camera and any recent work by Lawrence Block. He had already bought gifts for friends; these will be given to them at the Wednesday visitation. Maple Grove Cemetery overlooks the high school from which his mother graduated and where his grandmother taught for many years. It is the resting place of many of Ivan's relatives. He will lie near his grandfather. Ivan wasn't given time to leave his mark on his profession but he filled the memories and hearts of his family with purest light. He was a wonderful son, a natural gentleman, and a true friend. We mourn his death. We miss him terribly now and always

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