I will write more later, when I have gathered some thoughts, and when time permits, but here are a few memories.

I knew Derek from the Atlanta years, and through his role in the creation of OnTheDash. We would meet for breakfast, and would sketch the design elements of OnTheDash on our napkins [in the end, his napkin always looked much better than mine!!]

He did much of the technical work on OnTheDash, and was always careful to point out that he would not build the site, but would teach me, and give me the tools, so that I could have the satisfaction of building the site myself. He said that he could build the website himself; better yet, he give me some pieces of Lego, so that I could build it myself; or, even better, he could teach me to make the pieces of Lego, so that the site would have no limits. He loved to help people, but even more he found satisfaction in teaching people to create things on their own.

In addition to the family that he loved so much, Derek enjoyed his watches (usually Omegas), his animals (mainly dogs and horses), and a Porsche 914 that survived an Atlanta tornado several years ago.

As much as we all enjoy this site, it was Derek who was responsible for creating it and who deserved our thanks.

I will write more later, but these are a few of the more powerful memories.

Jeff

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: I am very sad to share this, but the creator of
: this wonderful website and set of forums,
: Derek Ziglar, died from a self-inflicted
: gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, May
: 29, 2005 (confirmed by the New Mexico
: Suicide Survivors Support Group at
: 800-432-5239). Derek is survived by Ms.
: Stella Ziglar and by both parents, Mr. and
: Mrs. Jim and Martha Ziglar, of Atlanta,
: Georgia.

: Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to
: Derek’s wife, Stella, his mother and father,
: Jim and Martha, to the rest of his family,
: and to his many friends, admirers and
: supporters in Santa Fe, New Mexico and
: Atlanta, Georgia, as well as around the
: country and world.

: In addition to his deep love and thoughtfulness
: for his family and friends, Derek gave
: himself freely and caringly to anyone in
: need of help with any of his many areas of
: expertise. Derek genuinely loved to help
: people. His great intellect, wit and
: thoughtfulness will be sorely missed – Derek
: will be missed. He truly made a difference.

: A Google search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “Santa
: Fe” and then on “New Mexico” offers a number
: of posts Derek made in the last year on
: various political and social topics. A
: search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “chronograph”
: yields many links to his posts on his
: passion for chronographic watches.
: Similarly, a search on “Derek Ziglar” plus
: “Atlanta” yields older links from his years
: in Atlanta, Georgia.

: The Ziglar’s address in Santa Fe: Mr. Derek
: Ziglar
: 301 State Road 503
: Santa Fe, NM 87506
: Tele: 505-670-1019

: Derek’s consulting business website:
: www.dziglar.com

: Derek’s website for chronographic watch
: information: zOwie: Ziglar Omega Watch
: Information Exchange: www.chronocentric.com

: Information on the history of Derek’s
: chronocentric.com site is at:
: http://www.chronocentric.com/contents/about.shtml

: The Forums for Derek’s chronocentric.com
: website are at: Omega
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/omega/
: Heuer
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/
: ChronoTrader
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/
: Counterfeits
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/

: Information on Derek’s consulting business
: through the New Mexico Internet
: Professionals Association is available at:
: www.internetservices.org/dos4_Record_1.asp?intOrgID=503

: A “thank you” to Derek for co-creating the
: onthedash.com website:
: www.onthedash.com/thanks.shtml

: Derek was cremated. The service was Saturday,
: June 4, at: Berardinelli Family Funeral
: Service
: 1399 Luisa Street
: Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
: 505-984-8600
: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com

: We’ll really miss you, Derek.

: I am so sorry.