Raymond Michael Tarasow

Raymond Michael Tarasow obituary, San Ramon, CA

Raymond Michael Tarasow

Raymond Michael Tarasow Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 21, 2024.
Raymond Michael (Mike) Tarasow passed away August 16, 2024. He was born 12-25-47 in Detroit, Michigan, to parents George Raymond and Lorraine Carroll Tarasow. He was raised in Chelsea, Michigan, began a family with wife Lauralyn in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and later moved the family to California in1980 where they settled in San Ramon.

Mike graduated from Chelsea High School in 1966. He went to Western Michigan University for his freshman year, and then transferred to and graduated from Eastern Michigan with a degree in marketing in 1972. Mike worked at Dana Corporation from 1967 to 2000 when his division was sold to the Parker-Hannifin Corporation. He continued to work at Parker as Western District Manager until 2022, when he retired.

Mike loved sports. He was on the football, basketball, and track teams in high school and played football his freshman year at Western Michigan. In California, he played softball for many years on the Mark's Deli Raiders that later became the Hamill's Raiders. He coached Little League baseball and soccer. He was also a league equipment manager and served on the San Ramon Valley Little League Board. He loved to run and participated in several half marathon and 10K races in Michigan, California, Colorado, and Hawaii.

Mike traveled extensively both for work and leisure and liked to sneak in a round of golf when he could. He has been to all the states except Maine and Vermont and especially enjoyed beach vacations with his wife and family and visiting friends and family in Michigan.

Mike was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and brother. He leaves behind his wife, Lauralyn, two sons (Ted and Tim), four grandchildren (Sam, Erin, Max, and Emily), and a great granddaughter (Charlotte), plus his daughters-in-law (Sandra and Gigi) and his brothers and sisters (Melissa, Christine, Sheila, Christopher, Dave, Denise, Marc, and Chris).

Please make any memorial donations to San Ramon Valley Little League, Chelsea District Library (https://chelseadistrictlibrary.org/donation-process/), or the Alzheimer's Association.

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December 8, 2024

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October 11, 2024

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September 25, 2024

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William Paul

December 8, 2024

Mike was a great business friend and personal friend helped me grow my business always went to diner when he passed thru Ventura and stated at my house many great memories god bless his family

Joyce Shaninger

October 11, 2024

Lots of fun high school memories with Mike. He was one of the good guys.
Sorry to hear of his passing.

Kent Strand

September 25, 2024

I worked with Mike for many years when I was at Forsburg and McLaughlin. Mike was our Dana Rep. He was one of the finest people I ever worked with. I will miss him. Very truly, Kent Strand

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