Zachary Christian Mason passed away on January 30, 2026, at his childhood home in Bellevue, Washington, after a courageous two-and-a-half-year battle with ALS. He was 39, just two weeks shy of his 40th birthday.
Zach was born on February 16, 1986, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue to his parents, Debra and Richard (Dick) Mason, and joined his older brother, Jordan, then four-years-old.
He spent his school years in Bellevue, graduating from Interlake High School in 2004. He went on to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. After a stint teaching English in Korea, Zach returned to the United States and earned a Master of Teaching degree from Seattle University in 2013.
After teaching high school history, Zach pivoted into web development. Following completion of a coding bootcamp, he advanced rapidly in his development career, with roles at Rosetta Stone, Microsoft, and, most recently, Disney.
Those who knew Zach know that his deepest passion was music. Under the alias 회사AUTO, he released dozens of albums in the vaporwave genre, exploring a wide range of sounds including jazz, R&B, electronic music such as IDM and house, glitch, hip-hop, and ambient.
Zach was an active member of St. Katherine Orthodox Church in Kirkland, where he was baptized in 2024. A born-again evangelist since the age of five, he openly shared his Christian faith with anyone who would listen.
The most important thing in Zach’s life, apart from his faith, was his four-year-old daughter, Zoe. The world has lost a devoted and loving father. Zach is survived by Zoe; his parents, Dick and Debra; and his brother Jordan, along with Jordan’s wife and their three young boys.
Zach will be Memory Eternal and be remembered for his artistic creativity, his deep faith, and his unwavering love and loyalty for his family and friends.
