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 in 1980 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.
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