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Raymond Howard Zingler, born August 24, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey passed from this world to Eternal Life embraced by his family’s love and prayers in his home on May 11, 2023. He is predeceased by his parents Charles and Dorothy Zingler. Surviving is his adored wife of 68 years, Carol; sisters Charlotte Atherley and Patricia Campana; his children, Valerie, Chuck, Greg, Gary and Sharron, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren as well as numerous in laws, nieces and nephews. He grew up in Nutley New Jersey, playing football and baseball for Nutley High School where he met and married Carol. Ray attended Admiral Farragut Prep School in New Jersey. He received a scholarship to play both sports at Utah State University and completed his bachelors in education at Kansas State Teacher’s College. Ray proudly served 6 years as a Marine prior to his career as a teacher and coach. Ray taught and coached football in Millville, Paulsboro, Westwood and Pemberton New Jersey High Schools and coached football at the collegiate level at U of Minnesota, U of Pittsburgh, Temple U, U of Maine, U of Missouri and Vanderbilt U before retiring to Myrtle Beach with Carol. Ray will be remembered as a committed husband and father who often worked multiple jobs to keep his beloved wife and the mother of five children home during their children’s formative years. His motivation, energy and conviction came firstly from the love and faith filled example he had received in his own home growing up. Outside of his wife and children, his classroom for others was the football field where he taught life-lessons to young men, many of whom had not experienced the fatherly example that he had received as a boy. High school and college athletes, the number God only knows, who are fathers and grandfathers are better off because of the sincere, disciplined, attention shared by such a compassionate man. As time began to teach Ray that many of his loves were being called away from him to teach and embrace their own families, God replaced the void with spiritual fathers and religious sisters who would teach eternal truths to him opening his heart to the merciful love of Jesus, First Saturday devotion, Divine Mercy Chaplet, daily Mass, weekly Eucharistic Adoration, the Holy Rosary and regular confession were God, the Potter’s way of slowly molding a coach’s heart and demeanor into the meek and humble heart of Christ. His Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday May 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Ascension Thursday, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 542 Cypress Ave, Garden City, SC 29576, followed by internment in the adjacent Columbarium. Per your kind requests, in lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Michael's Catholic Church or to a charity of your choosing. The Mass will be live-streamed for the convenience of those who are out of the area, please see St Michael's Church website, https://www.saintmichaelsc.net/ The Zingler family is grateful for your continued love and prayers, be assured of ours! Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Raymond Howard Zingler

August 24, 1934 - May 11, 2023