Frisco memorial dedicated to “Zeke,” Nordic skier, coach and longtime local

7th August, 2016 by

By Elise Reuter

At the Frisco Peninsula, the sheet was pulled away, revealing the memorial below. A large stone with a pair of Nordic skis reads “Zeke’s Place,” named after Jon “Zeke” Zdechlik, a lifetime Frisco resident with a storied family history in Summit County.Zeke, former general manager of Frisco’s Adventure Park, Nordic ski athlete and coach, died on July 18, 2015, after a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was diagnosed with stage-four, small cell carcinoma in November 2013. He is survived by his wife, Sherri Steeves, and their four children: Kaitlin, Lauren, Andrew and Eric. “As all of us know, Zeke …

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