for 28 years. Sensenbrenner was a popular political character in Columbus, known for throwing around terms like spizzerinctum, which, he said, was the quality that made "Columbus, the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America ... absolutely dynamic." (He picked up the term from his high school football coach.) He habitually wore a straw skimmer hat and at the drop of a hat would perform an old-fashioned shuffle dance. His creed "God, Love and Country" helped to win Columbus the coveted "All-America City Award" from the National Civic League in 1958. When Colo, the Columbus Zoo's western lowland gorilla, had her first baby in 1968, the name Emmy was chosen for the little girl, named after "M. E." Sensenbrenner. Emmy died in 1982. Her mother Colo is the longest living gorilla in captivity. The Sensenbrenners' grandson, Edward's son Richard Sensenbrenner, served as a member of the Columbus city council. References Bibliography Further reading External links Jack Sensenbrenner at Political Graveyard 1902 births 1991 deaths Mayors of Columbus, Ohio People from Circleville, Ohio Ohio Democrats Los Angeles Times people 20th-century American politicians