Obituary

Zachary Todd Cox , age 32, a genuinely kind and exuberant man passed away suddenly on October 16, 2008. Born March 16, 1976 in Santa Cruz, CA, he graduated from Homestead High School in Sunnyvale, CA in 1996. He then served a mission for the Latter-day Saint Church in Nagoya, Japan. Upon return in 1998 he attended Cogswell Poly-Technical College were he pursued his love of art.

Zach met his wife Asia Bird Cox while snowboarding in Utah in 2001. They married on March 17, 2004 in Bountiful, Utah. Zach’s motto was, “Live life to the fullest, it’s all about the ride. If not now, when?” and he lived his life in just this way. Zach loved to surf, skateboard, wakeboard, rock climb, play hockey and rock out on guitar hero. He was an amazing and talented artist, previously employed at Santa Cruz Games as the Art Director and most recently as a Senior Concept Artist at Activision/Underground Development, Foster City, CA.

Zach leaves behind his loving wife, parents Gary and Sheila Cox, sisters Tiffany Castillo Rick, Haley Earnshaw Jack and many other family and friends whom he loved more than anything.

Services will be held at 11:30am with a viewing at 10am on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Latter-day Saint Church located at 220 Elk Street, Santa Cruz, CA. Following the services there will be an open house at the Cox residence from 1pm to 3pm at 41 Grandview Street #101, Santa Cruz, CA. Anyone wanting to contribute to Zach’s wife at this time please visit www.paypal.com and send contributions to asiabird01@yahoo.com