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Edward Joseph Zadina

23 Mar 1918 – 29 Sep 2004

Birth	23 Mar 1918
Death	29 Sep 2004
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs , El Paso County , Colorado , USA
Added by	Rob V on 28 Mar 2018
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11610656

Bio

Edward J. Zadina Edward J. Zadina, 86, of Fort Collins, formerly of Eden Valley, died Sept. 30, 2004, at Columbine Care Center East, his home for the past three and a half years. Edward Joseph Zadina was born March 23, 1918, in Rural Valley County, Nebraska to Joseph and Anna Rejda Zadina. He grew up in Colorado Springs and formerly lived in New Mexico, California, Washington State, and Estes Park. He graduated from Yale University and worked as a Nuclear Physicist throughout his career. He worked with Boeing and Lockheed testing weapons systems. He worked on Hydrogen bombs in design and testing and worked out a series of calculations to determine nuclear explosion effects in the upper atmosphere and outer space. Zadina enjoyed the outdoors, hiking, camping, horseback riding, tennis and swimming. A service was held at Columbine East on Oct. 5. Per his request, his cremated remains will be buried in his family plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Obituary, Trail-Gazette, October 6, 2004.

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Parents

• Joseph James Zadina 1882–1958
• Anna Rejda Zadina 1885–1962

Siblings

• Josef Zadina 1917–1917
• Joseph Edward Zadina 1920–1963

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