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He was an entrepreneur who sold Krabby Patties to his family like his cartoon idol Sponge Bob, and invested the profits in Star Wars Legos an artist who, after watching the film Yellow Submarine with his grandma, drew a picture with pastels that now hangs framed on the living room wall. Nothing Zach dreamed of was out of reach: no thought unimaginable all possibilities, possible. At other times, he worked as a musician, playing on the Hammond “Organize” at home or singing “All You Need is Love” as his father strummed along on the guitar. His ambitions led him to outer space as an astronaut, and (not “or” Zach would say) to UC Berkeley’s labs and classrooms as a scientist and doctor. This season he would have improved his batting and fielding skills, once again with the Angels.Īs a kindergartener at Le Conte, Zach dreamed big about the future. As a Dodgers fan in the Bay Area, he loved to venture into the hostile territory of AT&T Park sporting his Dodgers apparel, to watch Manny Ramirez redeem left field, and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” (Zach’s next line was, “Take me out to the proud.”) As a former little leaguer with the t-ball Angels, Zach enjoyed teasing his father over the Angels-Dodgers schism that splits southern California like a fault line.

Zach was passionate about sports-both as spectator and participant. He touched the lives of everyone he came across his absence has left a profound emptiness in the hearts of all who knew him.Īn avid fan of all things Cal, Zach enjoyed Big Game Week, Oski the Bear, House of Curries, Café Milano, and spending time at the Campanile and the fountain on Sproul. Only five years old, Zachary was a devoted brother, a loving son, and an adored nephew, grandson, and great grandson. He was born on Main Ventura, CA, and died in an unexpected accident in Berkeley, CA, on February 27, 2009.

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By most measures, Zachary Michael Cruz lived a full life.