John Zika

statesville, NC USA

Age: 68 Birthday: December 26

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John Zika left a comment for Joe & Carol Ricciardi

"Joe and Carol,

God bless you --- I know that you may not check this inbox very often (and I actually don't either!), but I wanted to say hi and extend our family's regards. Thanks for the
Friend Request. It is a joy to be associated with you and…"

John Zika left a comment for Michael Novak

"Mike,

God bless you richly. We pray for you and your family in our family fellowship. Thanks so much for saying "Hello". Derek (21) and Isaac (20) are out on their own in Oregon and Ohio respectively. Daniel (15) is homeschooled and Abigail (12)…"

John Zika left a comment for John and Cece Daly

"God bless you, John and Cece!

We are greatly thankful for your lives. We trust all is well with you. We hold many sweet memories of what you have done to help us over the years. (And I actually still wear a down vest which John gave me about 20…"

John Zika left a comment for Joe & Carol Ricciardi

"Joe and Carol,

God bless you mightily in Jesus Christ's wonderful name.

I tried to send you a message a few weeks ago, but ended up just sending a message to myself. I don't know how I did this, but oh well.

Thanks for communicating. We are…"

John Zika left a comment for John Zika

"Thanks, Joe. Please let us know how you are doing, how your kids are coming along, and any other pertinent items. It is great to hear from you.

All of God's best to you and Carol each day!

In Christ's love,

John"

John Zika left a comment for Lynn Schraudenbach Grove

"Lynn,

God bless you!

Thanks for your email. I'm pretty sure that Will is the one who took the picture on this site! This is one of our favorite pictures of our family --- staged and shot by Will!

We are planning on being at camp in August.…"

John Zika left a comment for Patti Bass

"Patti,

God bless you!

I saw your message on Lynn Grove's email contacts and wanted to just say Hi. You are in my thoughts on a fairly regular basis. The impact you had on my life is significant. It is great that you are happy and so in love with…"

John Zika left a comment for Billy Williams

"Billy,

I honestly did not remember the performance at ROA 1989. The hymns that we performed which are most pronounced in my memory are "Thessalonica", the "Hallelujah Chorus" done at the Way C of E, and "Psalm 103 --- Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul..."…"

John Zika left a comment for Joe & Carol Ricciardi

"Hello, Joe and Carol!

God's blessings on you and your family!

I've been on this site for about 2 weeks now. Thankfully I saw your picture on the "Friends" of Jeff Schmidt.

You look wonderful and we are grateful to God that you are prospering and…"

John Zika left a comment for Janis Lang Johnson

"Janis,

I have heard that there is actually a Web site where the Anderson Library dome is posted in a photo, showing the signatures which many individuals left there. I'll need to find that. Good for you, though, to have that mentality not to write…"

John Zika left a comment for dick michaud

"Dick,

I would have to do some research about home prices to answer your question. It's been a long time (about 9.5 years) since we did our house hunting here, and at that time we put all of one day into finding this house. Our home has about 1650…"

John Zika left a comment for Janis Lang Johnson

"Janis,

I didn't see the discussions on the library. Where were those done? Thanks for being loving and kind. I'm heading for the "Y" this morning to get some exercise. If I can go once on the weekend, and once or twice during the week, it's a good…"

John Zika left a comment for Brad and Chris Thorp

"God bless you, Brad and Chris!

Thanks for your kindness in communicating! I took the on-ramp onto this site about five days ago, and what a pleasant surprise to find out about how so many brothers and sisters are doing!

Our in-residence training…"

John Zika left a comment for Janis Lang Johnson

"Janis,

Thanks for letting us know about your move. California is quite a jaunt from Georgia.

We trust all is well with you out in the Pacific West.

All of God's best to you! Please let us know how things are going.

John"

John Zika left a comment for Billy Williams

"Billy,

Thanks for the further elucidation on our common memory exercise. I'm thankful that the lighter side of life is something you value, and that I have been able to bless you with that. At times, things seem to get heavy in my thinking, and…"

John Zika left a comment for Joseph Teodosio

"Joe,

God bless you! Thanks for your kind greeting! I am calling to Karen right now, letting her know that you said "Hey". Please let us know where you are now, and what you are up to.

Have a wonderful evening!

John"

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Gender

Male

Location

statesville, NC USA

Birthday:

December 26

Age:

Way Corp group(s) I was in

8th Way Corps

Where I live

We live in Statesville, NC, which is about 45 minutes north of Charlotte.

Married or Single

Married

About Me

I am in the 8th Way Corps. When I graduated in 1980, I served as the librarian of Anderson Memorial Library at the Way College of Emporia. In 1984, I met a 12th Corps member, Karen Reeder, whom I asked to marry me. So we left Emporia together in 1984, and began our marriage in Oklahoma City where we stayed for five years, until 1989. We moved to NC and have been here ever since. Karen and I have four children -- Derek (20), Isaac (18), Daniel (14) and Abigail (11).

My Interests

Still like running; tried swimming for a few years and worked up to about 60 lengths of varied strokes. (This was an accomplishment for me.) Reading for enjoyment is always fun. Playing piano is wonderful, but I don't get a lot of time to do it. Hiking is also an enjoyable activity. (I went LEAD again in 2005 by participating in Sojourn Mountaineering International -- see CICWord.com -- and was thoroughly blessed.)

Employment or Career

My work has been in public libraries since 1992, and I presently work for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, specifically in a town called Huntersville (home of Hoyt Wilhelm, recently deceased Hall of Fame baseball player). I manage the North County Regional Library Branch, and oversee three smaller branches in the north area.

Music I Like

Most melodic classical music (e.g. Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, etc.), but not the more modern composers. Also classic rock is enjoyable, especially the Eagles.

Books I Like

Forrest Gump made me laugh out loud. Seems much better than the movie. Marine! by Burke Davis was unforgettable for me -- the courage of Chesty Puller; Good to Great, by Jim Collins -- a wonderful synopsis of qualities in companies which improved and maintained a level of enhanced success; Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- I read this in high school but missed most of the humor, then read it to our kids and found it really entertaining and actually timely with our own society in the 21st century.

Television I like

Evening News --- comes on at 11PM on the east coast. This is often the only television I get time for. If I can catch an occasional ball game, that can be nice. But professional sports more and more seem sort of transparent that money is running things instead of pure competition.

Movies I like

Band of Brothers -- our family has watched this series about four times. It really contains some neat things about leadership and courage. O'Henry's Full House -- a presentation of five short stories written by O'Henry, and is narrated by John Steinbeck; Shane -- one of the greatest westerns ever produced, pitting classic good vs evil.

Sports Teams I like

The Chicago anything (meaning Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks) and Carolina Panthers. U.S. Olympic Teams were enjoyable to watch, especially some of the track relay teams, swimming teams, and beach volleyball duos.

My Email Address:

jkzika@bellsouth.net

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Michael Kasiak December 26, 2009 at 8:43am

Happy birthday. John!!
Sarah Wilkinson December 26, 2009 at 2:48am

Hi John,

Have a very happy birthday and a great year with plenty of time and opportunity to do all the things you enjoy.
crae akerson December 25, 2009 at 1:31pm

Happy, Happy Birthday! Did you go hiking today with the Suminski's. Have a wonderful day. Lots of love, Crae
John Zika October 25, 2009 at 3:20pm

Thanks, Joe. Please let us know how you are doing, how your kids are coming along, and any other pertinent items. It is great to hear from you.

All of God's best to you and Carol each day!

In Christ's love,

John
Joe & Carol Ricciardi October 25, 2009 at 7:56am

Hi John...as you can see we haven't been online much this year...too stinking busy sometimes and I forget about this site with all the other stuff: Facebook, MySpace, etc. etc.

I'll pass on your greeting to Carol. Glad you said hi
MARK BALDI May 16, 2009 at 9:25am

HEY JOHN

YIU BOI IS VERY INTERESTTING...SOME THINGS NEAVER CAHNGE...MISS YOU GUYS , JUST EMAILEED KAREN...GLAD TO HEAR Y=YOU ARE S=DOING WELL..I WAS IN NORTH CAROLINS FROM 1990-1997 AND NEVER KNEW YOU WERE THERE........WHAT A PITTY

BLESS YOU

NAMASTE

MARK
Lynn Schraudenbach Grove February 23, 2009 at 1:05pm

Hi John,
I love the picture of your family. I think that I recognize those steps....
Will I see you in August at the family camp in Virginia?
Love,
Lynn Grove
Billy Williams February 3, 2009 at 5:16pm

When you typed ROA 1989, hopefully you were thinking 1978 as I mentioned. Of course that was our C of E performance of the Hallelujah Chorus. By 1989, I was long long gone.
Billy Williams February 3, 2009 at 4:35pm

John, you of course were with me in the C of E choir that I mentioned in the first note I just sent to Ted Ferrel, when we sang the Hallelujah Chorus at ROA 1978. I always had trouble giving out a good strong high "A" on that one!
dick michaud January 29, 2009 at 4:51am

Thanks so much for the info John. We will keep you in mind when the time comes for the move. We are very much in the planning stage, just trying to think ahead. Sue says hi and sends her love.

Dick