- Date Of Birth: November 15, 1929
- Date Of Death: August 1, 2009
- State: Maryland
Rev. Dr. Ira Gilbert Zepp, Jr., age 79, of Westminster, MD, died peacefully at his home on Saturday morning, August 1, 2009 encircled by family.
Born November 15, 1929 in Madonna, MD, he was the son of the late Ira G. and Nellie Katheryn (Foard) Zepp, Sr. He was the husband of 57 years to Mary Elizabeth (Dodd) Zepp.
Zepp was a 1952 alumnus of McDaniel College, formerly Western Maryland College, and graduate of Drew Theological Seminary.
Author of a dozen books, Zepp viewed language as a powerful tool for both shaping and expressing his ideas. His most recent work, Pedagogy of the Heart, explores diverse definitions of the art of teaching and examines the intimacy of human relationships in the pursuit of wisdom.
Surviving in addition to his wife are children, Alan P. Zepp and wife Noelle DeMars of Westminster, Karen P. Zepp of Columbia, MD, Paul H. Zepp and partner Vincent Sargent of Van Nuys, CA, and Jody K. Zepp of Owings Mills; a granddaughter, Rachael E. Carter; siblings, Murray Zepp of Rising Sun, MD, Patricia Mikkonan of Bel Air, MD, and Dale Zepp of Montana.
He was predeceased by a sister, Elsie Hutchison.
