Efigenio Zepeda

Efigenio Zepeda, 60 years old, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 29, 2024 in his house in Goleta.

Efi was born on September 21,1964 in Jalisco Mexico, he met his wife Teresa Valdez when she was 17 years old and he was 20. They dated for 5 years before getting married and eloped to the U.S where they started their family. They had 3 kids Efi Jr, Gloria, and Celeste. Efi was a devoted father and husband, he worked sunrise to sunset without hesitation, but with joy and appreciation of each day singing at the top of his lungs every morning.

Efi was generous, funny, and always a good listener. Efi loved being outdoors taking in nature, he was never too tired for anything, he was always down, he was a man of his word and always someone to count on. He believed in living each day as if it was your last. Efi was always eager to learn new things, he was a baker, a welder, and class A driver. He was fearless and ambitious. He finally started his own landscaping business and worked locally with his son by his side. In 2022 he was diagnosed with Leukemia and he fought the disease like a warrior.

His old saying was “Don’t give up, never give up!”

He then unfortunately lost his son suddenly in 2023. Efi never gave up, even when the Doctors said there was nothing left to do for him he still pushed to live for his family. He was an incredibly physically strong man with the strongest grip you could hold. He held his daughters and wife as he took his last breath, he believed in God and put all his faith in the Lord. Our hero will live eternally with his son, and forever in our hearts, Te queremos mucho papi, para siempre nunca te dejaremos solo.

Services will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. Rosary 11/4 3pm-5pm and Mass 11/5 10am-11am.