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Jordan said her father’s philosophy in life is, “When you’re blessed, you bless other people.” That, she says, remains a huge part of their family core values. And it extends to their business, too. They take the phrase “spreading the love” to heart with their wedding ven- ues, where they treasure the ability to be an integral part of someone’s special day and stay with them.
Zeigler treats his businesses with the same TLC as he treats everyone else. He still stops in every day at the office to check on things or will drop off food from one of his restaurants and introduce himself to the guests. “I’ve had many guests come back and say, ‘Where’s Fred?’ It’s totally a family business in the tru- est sense of the word,” observes Jordan.
It was this positive outlook and sense of humor that got him through his illness.
When he was undergoing his liver transplant, he
turned his focus outward to the other patients that he met who were in similar situations rather than brood about his own health. Despite the arduous recovery process, he would make others laugh or would pull pranks on the doctors, just to get a smile out of the other patients.
Everyone is equal in Zeigler’s eyes. “He makes every- one feel special. You treat the CEO the same as the jan- itor,” she says. “He has the biggest heart for the moun- tains and for our guests who come here.”
Jordan also relays how, on Christmas, her par- ents would take them to the hospital and look at the tags on the trees, which were wishes for gifts from the patients.
“He would take every tag on two full trees, and we would go shopping and buy every one of them on there. That is the kind of stuff he does—he has a heart of gold.” About three years ago, Zeigler started a ce-
lebrity bartender event at the Stone House on fall and winter weekends, an auction that benefits a person in need. The entire community donates money and goods, and the Zeiglers contribute a complimentary stay at one of their properties at these events.
Jordan says that as her father has been building and giving for more than 30 years, she wanted to honor his life and what he’s done for the community and his family. “He has been my biggest influence since I was a little girl. He was the best father, the best role model I could have ever asked for,” she says.
“We are proud of what we’ve grown here and con- tinue to fall in love with this area, just as our guests do. It’s a blessing to us and to all who come here for vacations, weddings, family reunions, and to see the globally-recognized attractions, such as Fallingwater. The mountains are true gems, and so is my dad.
One –of-a-kind.”
“He makes everyone feel special. You treat the CEO the same as the janitor,” she says. “He has the biggest heart for the mountains and for our guests who come here.”
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