A sports enthusiast and entrepreneur, Corinne Marie Bricca Zaro of Atherton, died April 28 surrounded by her family. She was 92, and, her family says, sharp-minded and young.
Born and raised in San Francisco, she was the daughter of Tobias and Virginia Bricca and had a younger sister, Elva.
She lived on the Peninsula for more than 50 years with her husband Robert.
Sports, particularly tennis, were a passion. She helped her daughters become accomplished competitive players and won a national senior double championship for herself in 1992.
She was a regular lap swimmer, enjoyed watching almost any college or professional sport, and, her family says, “always got a kick out of a good argument about the results.”
A graduate of the San Francisco College for Women, she became an entrepreneur after her children were raised. She invested in real estate and successfully started multiple businesses.
Her family says she “loved a good party” and was an avid traveler, stepping foot on every continent more than once. At home, she tended prolific vegetable gardens, the bounty of which were used in her favorite recipes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
She is survived by her children, Robert, Joan, Nancy, Susan, Stephen, and five grandchildren. Donations to her memory may be made to any Bay Area no-kill animal shelter.
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