Michael “Mike” Henry Saperstein

Michael “Mike” Henry Saperstein passed away on November 23, 2023, at the age of 81.

Mike was born in Pasadena, CA, and then raised in Santa Barbara. He liked to tell the story of how he graduated from Santa Barbara High School at the age of 16 due to a technical error. As a young graduate he moved back to his
birthplace, where he learned the printing trade at Pasadena City College before graduating from Cal State University, Los Angeles, with a business degree.

Mike proved to be a savvy businessman whose wise real estate investments enabled him to retire from the printing business at the age of 38. Always the adventurer, he moved to Breckenridge, CO, after his “retirement,” where he
embarked on a second career as a ski instructor.

While Mike was known to be a successful businessman, he is perhaps best remembered for his fun personality. He had boundless energy and after skiing all day he would go out country western dancing, and was quite adept at the
Two Step. Throughout his life he also engaged in many other pursuits in which he liked to involve his children and other family members and friends, including scuba diving, backpacking, camping, sailing and boating, racket
ball, and four wheel driving in the desert. In later years he became skilled at Bocce ball, pool, hearts, and canasta, which he approached with the same zeal he brought to all of his hobbies.

Mike enjoyed seeing other people have fun too, and often made people laugh with his jokes (sometimes raunchy!), pranks, and silly behavior.

Mike was preceded in death by his son, Michael Scott Saperstein “Scott.”

He is survived by daughter Shawna (John), grandchildren Andrew and Chloe Galassi, step daughter Elaine (Mike), and grandson Matthew.

A service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church – 1500 State St., Santa Barbara, Saturday, March 23rd, 3:30.