Obituary of Gary Michael Zatzman

Gary Michael Zatzman, 74, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, passed away on July 24th, 2024 at Northwood Manor, where he received excellent care. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Gary was the son of Ruth (Taxar) and Charles Zatzman, both of whom predeceased him. We are all a sum of our experiences and Gary was no different. We don’t want him to be defined by his diagnosis with dementia, later in life. He had a very rich and productive intellectual life preceding his diagnosis. Early on in his professional career, he was a mathematics teacher in Saint John, New Brunswick for a few years, then travelled around the world as a journalist, writing about various topics. He also became a self-taught expert on the law of the sea, especially as it pertained to Maritime waters. During his years as a journalist, he met and fell in love with Rhoda Shapiro, who was also a journalist, and they became very involved in the rights of disadvantaged ethnic groups globally. Rhoda predeceased him. Later, Gary became a specialist in energy resource economics and worked as a researcher and teacher at Dalhousie University. He wrote and co-authored several books, including: 1. Sustainable Energy Pricing: Nature, Sustainable Engineering & the Science of Energy Pricing; 2. Sustainable Resource Development; 3. Intangibles in the Big Picture co-authored with Rafiqul Islam; 4. Reconstituting the Curriculum co-authored with M. Rafiq Islam and Jaan S. Islam; 5. The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering: Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments with M.R. Islam, J.S. Islam and G.M.Zatzman Volumes 1 & 2; and 6. Economics of Intangibles by Gary Zatzman & Rafiqul Islam Gary will long be remembered by classmates and friends from Saint John High School where he was a true thespian and starred in many Shakespearean plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. He loved the power of words, whether it was by an author or the words he chose to express ideas or ideals. He also loved languages and spoke Spanish and French fluently and also was self-taught in Russian. Gary loved the game of chess and would challenge his professors at the University of New Brunswick to play. He leaves behind his sister, Janice Zatzman Orlansky (Michael Dean Orlansky) in Burlington, Vermont, and his brother Kenneth David Zatzman (Cheryl Landy), Toronto along with two nieces Tamar Orlansky Weisert (Drake Weisert) and Robin Orlansky Kietlinski (Piotr Kietlinski), four grand nieces (Lily, Eva, Sophie Weisert and Nina Kietlinski) and nephew, Shimon Charles Zatzman and grand nephew, Samuel Charles Kietlinski. A memorial service for Gary will be held in Toronto, Ontario at a time yet to be determined.