speakers, including Will Harris. In 2007, a fall down a flight of stairs left him with short-term memory problems. Nonetheless, Ziglar continued taking part in motivational seminars until he retired in 2010. Personal life Ziglar met his wife, Jean, in 1944, in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 17 and she was 16; they married in late 1946. They had four children: Suzan, Tom, Cindy, and Julie. Ziglar, a Baptist, integrated Christianity into his motivational work. He was also a Republican who endorsed former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee for his party's presidential nomination in 2008. Death On November 28, 2012, Ziglar died from pneumonia at a hospital in Plano, Texas. Books Ziglar, Zig (1974). Biscuits, Fleas & Pump Handles: Zig Ziglar's Key to "More". Dallas: Crescendo Publications. . Ziglar, Zig (2004). Courtship After Marriage: Romance Can Last a Lifetime. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. . References External links 1926 births 2012 deaths American evangelicals United States Navy personnel of World War II American motivational speakers American motivational writers American self-help writers Baptists from Texas Business speakers Hinds Community College alumni People from Coffee County, Alabama People associated with direct selling Writers from Dallas People from Plano, Texas People from Yazoo City, Mississippi Prosperity theologians American salespeople Texas Republicans United States Navy sailors University of South Carolina alumni Deaths from pneumonia in Texas Baptists from Mississippi Baptists from Alabama 20th-century Baptists 21st-century Baptists