He was born in Hartford, CT on September 30, 1956 to Thomas and Cecilia (Trzcinski) Zapert.
Dr. Zapert grew up in Wethersfield, CT completing his undergraduate studies at the University of CT before earning his dental degree from the University of CT School of Medicine in 1982. He moved to Tallahassee in 1982 to work for the public health system and served as the Dental Director for the Florida Department of Health in Leon County for 30 years. In 2013 he became the Dental Executive Director for the Florida Department of Health.
Dr. Zapert had a passion for music and was a gifted guitarist and bass player. He was also an avid fisherman spending many weekends off-shore fishing on his boat with family and friends.
He is survived by his children, Caroline and Michael Zapert of Tallahassee; brother and sister- in- law, Thomas Jr. and Deborah Zapert of East Hampton, CT; brother, James Zapert of Fort Collins, CO; sister and brother- in- law, Linda and David Deresienski of West Hartford, CT; and nephews, Bretton and Blake Deresienski.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Home 700 Timberlane Rd, Tallahassee.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the Ed Zapert Dental Scholarship Fund: www.gofundme.com/f/ed-zapert-scholarship
The scholarship fund has been set up to aid dental students pursuing practice in the public health arena.