The author of "Said A Prayer For You" is a poet named Roger Zelazny. He was born in 1937 and died in 1995. He was a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. He also wrote several poems, including "Said A Prayer For You".
Frank J. Zamboni was the inventor of the ice resurfacing machine that bears his name. He was born in 1901 and died in 1988. He was a self-taught engineer who worked in his father's ice cream parlor. In 1949, he invented the first ice resurfacing machine, which he called the "Ice-O-Matic". The machine was a huge success and is now used in ice rinks all over the world.