ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: PEARSON, ZEBLIN GERARD 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: St. Tammany News

Published on Sunday, July 11, 2010 

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Zeblin Gerard Pearson, 58, of Dallas, passed away June 20, 2010, after a brief 
illness. He was born Jan. 13, 1952, in Hammond to Cultus and Frances Pearson.

During high school, Zeb achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from 
Slidell High School in 1970. In 1976, he graduated cum laude from Baylor 
University Law School with a Juris Doctorate. In 1980, he graduated from 
Southern Methodist University with a LL.M in taxation.

For the past 30 years, Zeb worked as an attorney with Bonney and Bonney in 
Dallas, and Bob Bowland in Forth Worth, Texas. In honor of his father's military 
service, Zeb recently wrote and copyrighted a song titled "Zebelian" and 
dedicated it to his father.

Zeb is survived by his parents; wife of 29 years, Diane Pearson; son, Matthew 
Pearson; daughters, Rachel and Kelsey Pearson; grandsons, Mark and Andrew 
Pearson; brothers, William, Edwin, Kurt, C.O. and Gerard; sisters, Anita Ryan, 
Candace McNeill and Quinn Pearson; mother-in-law, Joan Zavidny and brothers-in-
lawMichael and Dennis Zavidny.

Funeral services were held June 21 at Scofield Christian Church in Dallas. Zeb 
attempted to donate his organs to Southwest Transplant Alliance.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to the Medical City Dallas ER 
staff and the loving care of Dr. Lise Labiche and her neurosurgical ICU staff. 
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association at 
1-800-242-8721 or www.americanheart.org.

To view Zeb's memorial page on the American Heart Association Web site, go to 
honor.amercanheart. org, and type in Zeblin Pearson in the memorial and tribute 
section.

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