Warren M. Zuckert

Warren Zuckert died peacefully on March 22nd 2017 at the age of 95, from injuries sustained after falling while getting on a horse. He lived his life with infectious joy and passion. Among these passions were skiing, photography, fine California wines, travel, sports cars, aviation, classical music, and, of course, horseback riding. A lifelong equestrian, Warren loved to ride his beloved horses Lily, Star, and Shami on the trails at Webb Ranch.

Warren was a warm and generous man who greeted everyone with a beaming smile. He was a master storyteller and loved to regale his family and multitude of friends with humorous, entertaining episodes from his long, eventful life. Warren particularly liked to recount his experiences during WWII while serving as an Army Air Corps aircraft maintenance officer in the South Pacific. An engineer by profession, and a firm believer in the rational, scientific method, Warren was eternally curious about how things worked and why things happened. He was intensely proud of his grandson, Reed, who followed his path and also became an engineer.

Warren retained his rollicking and generous sense of humor to the end, observing to his rescuers, right after the accident, “Why couldn’t this (accident) have happened after I finished my ride?”.

His greatest love was his family: his devoted wife and soul mate of 67 years, Jane, his daughter Judi, (and her husband, Frank), grandson Reed, (and his wife Sara), and step-grandson Danny.

Memorial services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to your favorite charity or to the University of California Davis Center for Equine Health, in memory of Warren Zuckert. The Center for Equine Health address is 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 or www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ceh/giving. Checks may be made payable to the U.C. Regents.

Happy trails, HaPa!