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January 26, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10 AM - 1 PM. A Buddhist funeral service will begin at 1 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, followed at 2:30 PM by a Roman Catholic Mass at St. Mary’s RC Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ.
Zachary Ryan Ciperski, age 33, died on Sunday, January 26, 2014. He had been the Director of Search Engine Optimization with Elite SEM, New York, NY.
Zachary was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado alongside his twin brother Blake. Although he only lived there until the age of two, he considered Colorado to be his home. He grew up in Wayne, NJ and graduated from Don Bosco Prep High School in 1999, where he was the starting goalie of the ice hockey team. He was a cornerstone of the Don Bosco team and went on to attain many honors including a spot on both the All-Star and All-State Teams in 1998. He attended NYU, where he also played ice hockey, before transferring to the University of Colorado, Boulder. Zachary graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2003 at CU Boulder, then received his Master’s degree in Religious Studies from Naropa University, Boulder, in 2005.
After graduating from school, he really wanted to work in the non-profit sector but soon realized that earning a good living in order to support his aspirations was vitally important. He quickly applied his technological skills to the Internet marketing sector and soon established himself as an authority and expert in his field. Zach has been a featured speaker at several international conferences on search engine optimization, is well respected among his peers, and internationally renowned. His success allowed him to be benevolent to many organizations and he offered his help to countless charities.
Zachary lived a spiritually full life, which, after receiving a kidney transplant from his brother Adam in October 2000, he enthusiastically pursued. Zach had begun exploring Buddhism while studying at Naropa University. He always had a big heart and lots of love to share, which is surely why he found so much peace and tranquility in his spiritual life. He had also made a special pilgrimage to California where he met Mata Amritanandamayi, also known as "Amma." He was able to embrace her and realized great spiritual inspiration being in her presence. That experience was one of his greatest moments as a spiritual seeker, which truly inspired his trip to India. Zach loved visiting India and the spiritually oriented culture there; he had truly found himself there and learned how to appreciate every little thing in life.
Zach has lived in several countries besides the U.S.A, including the Philippines and the U.K. He and his wife Katya had been planning to move to the U.K. in the near future. He’s visited more than fifty-five countries in just a few short years. Among his favorite destinations were the U.K., Colorado, and Chamonix, France. He experienced a life full of experiences that most people only dream of, and few others could achieve in such a short period of time. At the young age of thirty-three, many might say that his life seems to have been all too short, but Zach accepted the path that had been chosen for him. His life was full, wonderful, and complete. He had met and married the love of his life, he had traveled extensively, helped countless others, and he left a big mark on this world. His loving spirit, gentle ways and contagious smile will forever be missed but never forgotten.
One of the most beautiful love stories you could come across is that of Zachary and his wife Katya. No one could tell the story any better than Zach himself, and I encourage you to read it at ekaterinaandzachary.com. This is a website that Zach built for the occasion of their wedding and it includes the story of their romance and Zach’s proposal in Paris. Katya knows well how lucky they both are to have met and she is eternally grateful to the mutual friend that introduced them. Although they had yet to celebrate their first anniversary, their time together had been exceedingly magical. She will miss him dearly.
Zach is survived by his beloved Katya; his parents Ed and Kathi Ciperski of Tampa, FL; his twin brother Blake of Tampa, FL; two sisters Jill Fama of Pequannock, NJ, Tiffany Hecker and her husband Robert of Wayne, NJ; older brother Adam and his wife Carla of Miami, FL; his aunt Nancy and uncle Richard Shultes of Glenville, NY; his dear mother-in-law Natalia Fatneva of Russia; three nieces, three nephews and his two loving Grandmothers Irene and Barbara.
Zach was such a loving and generous person, always thinking of others. In lieu of flowers, and to honor who he truly was, friends are asked to consider memorial donations to the following charities; The Kidney and Urology Foundation, www.kidneyurology.org, ArtsFor All; www.arts-for-all.org, or; Fabretto, www.fabretto.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10 AM - 1 PM. A Buddhist funeral service will begin at 1 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, followed at 2:30 PM by a Roman Catholic Mass at St. Mary’s RC Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ.
January 26, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10 AM - 1 PM. A Buddhist funeral service will begin at 1 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, followed at 2:30 PM by a Roman Catholic Mass at St. Mary’s RC Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ.
Zachary Ryan Ciperski, age 33, died on Sunday, January 26, 2014. He had been the Director of Search Engine Optimization with Elite SEM, New York, NY.
Zachary was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado alongside his twin brother Blake. Although he only lived there until the age of two, he considered Colorado to be his home. He grew up in Wayne, NJ and graduated from Don Bosco Prep High School in 1999, where he was the starting goalie of the ice hockey team. He was a cornerstone of the Don Bosco team and went on to attain many honors including a spot on both the All-Star and All-State Teams in 1998. He attended NYU, where he also played ice hockey, before transferring to the University of Colorado, Boulder. Zachary graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2003 at CU Boulder, then received his Master’s degree in Religious Studies from Naropa University, Boulder, in 2005.
After graduating from school, he really wanted to work in the non-profit sector but soon realized that earning a good living in order to support his aspirations was vitally important. He quickly applied his technological skills to the Internet marketing sector and soon established himself as an authority and expert in his field. Zach has been a featured speaker at several international conferences on search engine optimization, is well respected among his peers, and internationally renowned. His success allowed him to be benevolent to many organizations and he offered his help to countless charities.
Zachary lived a spiritually full life, which, after receiving a kidney transplant from his brother Adam in October 2000, he enthusiastically pursued. Zach had begun exploring Buddhism while studying at Naropa University. He always had a big heart and lots of love to share, which is surely why he found so much peace and tranquility in his spiritual life. He had also made a special pilgrimage to California where he met Mata Amritanandamayi, also known as "Amma." He was able to embrace her and realized great spiritual inspiration being in her presence. That experience was one of his greatest moments as a spiritual seeker, which truly inspired his trip to India. Zach loved visiting India and the spiritually oriented culture there; he had truly found himself there and learned how to appreciate every little thing in life.
Zach has lived in several countries besides the U.S.A, including the Philippines and the U.K. He and his wife Katya had been planning to move to the U.K. in the near future. He’s visited more than fifty-five countries in just a few short years. Among his favorite destinations were the U.K., Colorado, and Chamonix, France. He experienced a life full of experiences that most people only dream of, and few others could achieve in such a short period of time. At the young age of thirty-three, many might say that his life seems to have been all too short, but Zach accepted the path that had been chosen for him. His life was full, wonderful, and complete. He had met and married the love of his life, he had traveled extensively, helped countless others, and he left a big mark on this world. His loving spirit, gentle ways and contagious smile will forever be missed but never forgotten.
One of the most beautiful love stories you could come across is that of Zachary and his wife Katya. No one could tell the story any better than Zach himself, and I encourage you to read it at ekaterinaandzachary.com. This is a website that Zach built for the occasion of their wedding and it includes the story of their romance and Zach’s proposal in Paris. Katya knows well how lucky they both are to have met and she is eternally grateful to the mutual friend that introduced them. Although they had yet to celebrate their first anniversary, their time together had been exceedingly magical. She will miss him dearly.
Zach is survived by his beloved Katya; his parents Ed and Kathi Ciperski of Tampa, FL; his twin brother Blake of Tampa, FL; two sisters Jill Fama of Pequannock, NJ, Tiffany Hecker and her husband Robert of Wayne, NJ; older brother Adam and his wife Carla of Miami, FL; his aunt Nancy and uncle Richard Shultes of Glenville, NY; his dear mother-in-law Natalia Fatneva of Russia; three nieces, three nephews and his two loving Grandmothers Irene and Barbara.
Zach was such a loving and generous person, always thinking of others. In lieu of flowers, and to honor who he truly was, friends are asked to consider memorial donations to the following charities; The Kidney and Urology Foundation, www.kidneyurology.org, ArtsFor All; www.arts-for-all.org, or; Fabretto, www.fabretto.org.
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