Jacob Zacharias
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Jacob "Zac" Zacharias, age 83 of Summerfield, Florida, a former resident of Bellmore, New York, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 due to heart complications.
Zac is survived by his wife Uma and their daughter Suzanne, and his two charming grandsons, Greyson and Jackson.
Zac was born October 30, 1938 in Chennai, India. He graduated from Madras Christian College with a master's degree in philosophy and came to the United States in 1978. He also completed advanced management training in Cardiff, England.
To say he lived a thousand lifetimes is an understatement. His zest for life, his love, loyalty and devotion to his friends and family, and his numerous adventures around the world, defined him as a true renaissance man.
An avid card player, he played Rummy, Fifty-Six and later Bridge, which filled him with immense joy. The countless games he played allowed him to forge life long friendships across the globe and created indelible memories to last a lifetime.
Zac is someone you wanted to call your friend. If you were lucky enough to be his friend, he was your biggest fan and free publicist, always there to celebrate your achievements and letting others know just how special you were. His positive, radiant light was infectious to those around him. His gregarious nature, his confidence, his stature, his fashion sense, inspired those around him.
His numerous travels took him to places like the fjords of Norway, Carnival in Brazil, Caribbean cruises, all over Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and his homeland of Kerala. In all of these adventures, he always had friends with him, some who were a part of life since his early 20s.
Before he passed away, Zac carefully chose his last words that he wanted to be remembered by. All he would ask of you would be to remember these words, embody these words, embrace your loved ones and cherish your memories with him.
"I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times, and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun, of happy memories that I leave when life is done."
- Afterglow by Helen Lowrie Marshall