Birth date: Apr 16, 1959 Death date: Aug 25, 2025
Marcos A. “Zap” Zapata April 16, 1959 – August 25, 2025 At 11:42 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025, Marcos A. Zapata—known to all simply as “Zap”—completed his mission on Earth and boldly went where no one has gone before. Born in Read Obituary
Zap will be missed enormously. He had such a lasting impact on so many people during his 41 years at UM and was a true Miami Hurricane.
Participation in student activities and student organizations was a critical part of the development and growth of so many of us during our college years, and Zap was a catalyst for that. Whether it was a small group meeting or multi-week event that involved hundreds of students, Zap was always there with his trademark "yello" greeting to help you out and to make the event a success.
Godspeed and Rest in Peace, Zap.
Zap, always great observation, perspective and humor. Zap made the trying times bearable. Great run my friend.
Always a great laugh at everything. Zap you made it bearable when it was unbearable. Kept it real with honest perspective and conversation. Great run my friend.
Everett Price
I worked with “Zap” for 30 years and we became good friends over the years. He learned to play contract bridge, and was usually my partner. Bridge is not an easy game, but Zap picked it up quickly and showed a very keen mind for the complications and the strategy involved. We sometimes played together in local games and even attended some tournaments. But maybe our most fun was when we had informal games at home, with other friends from the U. What fun to joke around and give each other a hard time – as buddies will do -- about a missed play or a bad bid! But we also got to admire each other’s analysis and thoughtfulness when things went well, and none more so than Zap. He was a smart guy, fun to be with, and made so many friends over the years. All of us are better for have known him, and in bridge terms, he was a “grand slam” kind of guy. Fond memories, I’ll miss him. -- Dan Westbrook
A happy memory of Zap and I sharing a reunion with a former co-worker.
