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Larry Zimmer: Challenges overcome, but a love story, too

Boulder — Larry Zimmer’s return to the broadcast booth after the loss of his voice and ability to walk took enormous determination to overcome his challenges, but it was a love story, too.

Larry and Brigitte Zimmer have been married for 42 years.

“She was by my side every day, along with taking over everything at the house,” Larry said one day last March when his return to the Colorado Buffaloes radio network was not assured and he was still on supplemental oxygen. “I wouldn’t be sitting here without her.”

Zimmer collapsed at their Lookout Mountain home on Oct.