Zev Guber, beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and Santa Fe community member passed away peacefully at home in Santa Fe on Saturday, 16 July, at sunrise, surrounded by family and friends.
Sheldon Zev Guber was born to Edna Shanis and Lee Guber on 27 September 1945 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Penn State and graduated from New York University in 1967 with a BA in Film, Cinema and Video Studies, after which he moved to Los Angeles to work in motion pictures. In 1978 he returned to New York City to join his father in managing their family business, Music Fair Productions, including Valley Forge and Westbury Music Fairs.
Zev was a consummate philosopher, adventurer and martial artist and traveled extensively both with his family and professionally while producing live theater, films and documentaries. He loved studying texts, meditation and practices from many different traditions and was proud of his eventual return to Conservative Judaism as his spiritual base.
Zev’s primary purpose in life was to create heaven on earth through family and he was exceedingly successful at it. He married Heidi Sparkes Guber in New York in 1979 and together they raised their family in NYC; Woodstock, NY; Montclair, NJ until 2012, when he and Heidi moved to Santa Fe.
Zev is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, their three daughters and their families: Marisa Guber and David Warrell of Portland, OR; Elizabeth Guber and Nathan Longbotham of Santa Fe, NM; and Sarah Guber and Michael Murray of Mill Valley, CA, as well as two grandchildren, Grant and Harvey, and a third on the way. He is also survived by his brothers, Steven Tuttleman of New York City; David Tuttleman of Wilmington DE and their families, and an extensive and actively engaged family of cousins, nieces and nephews. Zev is predeceased by his beloved sisters, Carol Guber and Jan Tuttleman.
The family will sit shiva at home from 3 - 6pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with services starting at 5pm. A memorial to celebrate Zev’s life will take place in the coming months.
In lieu of flowers, please do something wonderful with or for someone you love. You can also make a donation to the emerging Jewish community, Ahavat Shalom, the NY Aikikai at nyaikikai.com/donate/, or Coming Home Connection at cominghomeconnection.org.
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| Name | Zev Guber |
| Date of Birth | September 27th, 1945 |
| Date of Death | July 16th, 2022 |
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| Funeral Home | Rivera Family Funeral Home - Santa Fe | |
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417 Rodeo Road Santa Fe NM 87505 United States |
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He lived above me @ 6 Bleecker. We shared a phone line. Great dude RIP
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The New York Aikikai community is greatly saddened to learn of Zev's passing. He was a devoted aikidoist and a valued friend to our dojo family. On behalf of Yamada Sensei and all of us who knew him, our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to his beautiful family and friends
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All of us here at Santa Fe Budokan were saddened when we heard of Zev’s passing. He loved Aikido, and trained with us for many years. We look forward to attending his upcoming Celebration of Life.
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Dear Heidi and Fsmily,
We are saddened to hear of Zev’s passing. We enjoyed knowing you both at Shomrei Emunah. May Zev’s memory be a blessing.
Bruce and Natalie Baff
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Heidi. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time. So sorry to hear of Zev's passing. A wonderful man and friend, distant as it was of late.
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My sincere deepest condolences to Heidi and the entire family. Zev was a wonderful person and classmate. Truly enjoyed taking tai chi with him and his encouragement. I will truly miss our many lessons shared together and Zev’s wonderful insight on all things. May our dear friend Zev rest in eternal peace.
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