Obituary of Zeal Fisher

Mr. Fisher age 82 a resident of Auburndale, Florida passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013. He and his wife moved to Auburndale from South Bend, Indiana in 2000. They are members of Temple Beth Shalom Reform Congregation in Winter Haven, Florida and former members of Temple Beth El in South Bend, Indiana after 42 years. Zeal taught orchestra at both Central & LaSalle High Schools. He played the viola in several symphony orchestras including ones in South Bend and Lakeland. He has composed & published music for schools, professional orchestras, piano, chamber music and has served as stage director for both operatic and musical theater productions. He also conducted orchestras for many local stage productions, was co-founder and president of the Michiana Arts & Sciences Council, served as a consultatnt for the Fine Arts Department of the South Bend Community School Corporation in 1992 and a published author of a science fiction novel "The Caprolen Captivity". He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict.