Jason Zarate Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dublin, Ohio -- Jason Zarate, age 54, passed away on May 4, 2022. He was out for a run, his favorite pastime, when he was tragically struck by a car. Jason was the son of Leonore (Trushin) Zarate and the late Alvan Zarate. He is survived by his mother; brothers, Jeffrey Zarate and Steve Zarate; aunt, Ruth Trushin; uncle, David (Joan) Trushin; cousins, Paula Trushin, Neil Trushin, Miriam Freedman, Barbara Mittenberg, Avi (Sigal) Freedman, and Nava (Zev) Polack; Kathy Cross, He left behind best friends Scott Elliott, Erin Arnett and many other friends. Jason specialized in Information Technology (IT) in his working career and was currently a small business owner/entrepreneur at Arcstream Network Services in Dublin, Ohio. He previously worked as an IT technician at Verizon Wireless; as a systems administrator/technical support person at Codex Techworks; as a network engineer at AccuNet; as an independent network engineer; and culminating as a network services specialist. Jason was a dedicated member of the Columbus running community, and running helped him to overcome a number of personal issues as well as to lose around 120 pounds over several years. He had an ongoing positive attitude, provided much encouragement to other runners, and will be sorely missed by his “run family.” Jason also had a much-loved cat Gumbo.. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jason's memory may be made to a charity of donor's choice.

Jason Zarate

February 5, 1968 - May 4, 2022