(Reprinted from "The Minneapolis Star-Tribune," May 19, 2001.)
The spirit of Diane Karen Ziegler departed this Earth on May 17, 2001. Mrs. Ziegler was the founder and executive director of the Association for Blind Living and Education and Out of Sight Club, first of a kind peer interaction groups for blind children or adults. An international speaker and activist in the field of blindness, Ziegler was also a church youth counselor, one recipient of the Jaycees’ Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans award in 1982, involved in the 11 Who Care awards program, a national speaker with the Lions Clubs, and the U.S. representative for Ski for Light in Norway. She received many other awards and commendations, and she was a faithful Christian wife. Her mother Marjorie Ackerson preceded her. Ziegler is survived by her husband Robert, her father Bernard Ackerson, her sister Joyce Guzzo, and her brother Dean Ackerson. Many helpful aunts, uncles, and cousins survive.
Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church of Minneapolis.