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Robert G. ZimmermanSale Representative

Robert G. Zimmerman, 64, a sales representative for TruGreen lawn care and landscaping service, died April 29 at Prince George's Community Hospital of injuries sustained in a car accident in January. He lived in Waldorf.

Before working several years for TruGreen in the Waldorf area, Mr. Zimmerman spent most of his career as a salesman for car dealerships in Prince George's County, including Ourisman Chevrolet and Rosenthal Chevrolet.

He was born in Upper Darby, Pa., was raised in Cheverly and graduated from Bladensburg High School. He was in the Army for about four years and was stationed in Germany.

His marriages to Barbara Zimmerman and Marilyn Zimmerman ended in divorce.

Survivors include his companion of 10 years, Gloria Sandberg of Waldorf; two sons from his first marriage, Mark R. Zimmerman of Odenton and Lance A. Zimmerman of Crofton; and three grandchildren.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Anne HeenanNIH Clerk-Typist

Anne Heenan, 100, clerk-typist at the National Institutes of Health from 1960 to 1970, died April 27 at Asbury Methodist Village's Wilson Health Care Center in Gaithersburg. She had congestive heart failure.


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