The Zack Wansley Memorial
We just learned from Maribeth and Ted Wansley that their 21
year-old-son Zack passed away on Sept. 13 while jogging in Cochran
Mill Park. Zack was on a 20-mile training run through Rico and
Cochran Mill Park in preparation for the Atlanta Thanksgiving Day
Marathon. He collapsed at about the 18th mile from causes unknown.
According to Maribeth, Zack loved Cochran Mill Park. He grew up in
the Park and that is where he started running. He ran cross country
for Chapel Hill High School in Douglas County and for GA Tech during
his freshman year. He had just stated his fourth year at GA Tech as
a Civil Engineering major.
Zack was very enthusiastic about the effort to buy the park land –
in fact he was saving to buy an acre of Cochran Mill Park. Zack’s
friends have asked if they can make donations to the parks in lieu
of sending flowers, and we thought others in the community might
like to also. So we have set up a special donation category called
the Zack Wansley Memorial.
If you would like to make a donation to the parks in honor of Zack
Wansley, please make your check payable to:
CHC Conservancy
And write in the memo Buy Our Parks Now – Zack Wansley Memorial
Mail to:
Buy Our Parks Now
P.O. Box 204
Palmetto, GA 30268
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Maribeth sent this following message:
On a personal note, the CHC police and Larry Parrott could not have
been more supportive in looking for Zack Saturday morning and in the
care and compassion shown to us. We would like to thank everyone
involved in the Public Safety office for their help during this
horrific experience.
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Laurie wrote: For those of you who do not know this wonderful
family, Maribeth and Ted Wansley have been a part of our community
for a long time. They have served as volunteers for the Cochran Mill
Nature Center since it formed. I recall the “Trail Trot” running
event they used to organize at the Center, which was a labor of
love. I ran that small race for many years and always looked forward
to winning one of the hand-crafted bird houses or other gifts they
provided. There always seemed to be enough prizes to go around for
everyone – even for us poky runners. Maribeth now serves as
executive director of the Cochran Mill Nature Center and she is also
our district board member for Greystone Power. Ted is also active in
the community and has served on many parks committees.
If you would like to send a card to the family, here is their
address:
Ted and Maribeth Wansley
9895 Brazell Rd
Palmetto, GA 30268
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