Robert Zulin
2007
Robert Zulin, 85, a retired high school history teacher, died of congestive  heart failure Oct. 16 at the Premier Care Center in Palm Springs, Calif. He  lived in Palm Springs.
A native Washingtonian, Mr. Zulin graduated from  Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1940 and attended the University of Maryland until he was drafted  into the Army during World War II.
He served in the European theater, and his division was overrun by Germans  during the Battle of the Bulge. He was captured Dec. 18, 1944, and spent 4 1/2  months as a prisoner of war. After two unsuccessful attempts, he managed to  escape on a third try. He was so badly frostbitten during captivity that he  received a medical discharge from the Army. Among his awards was the Bronze Star  Medal and the Purple Heart.
Mr. Zulin returned to the University of Maryland and graduated. He received a  master's degree in education from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in  1953. The next year, he moved to Los Angeles and taught in the public high  schools in the region. He retired in 1992.
He enjoyed horticulture, photography and travel.
Survivors include a sister, Lois J. Cohen of Alexandria.
-- Patricia Sullivan