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1929
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2014
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Gus Tanaka Obituary
May 12, 1929 – Mar. 7, 2014
Resident of Oakland, CA
Gus Tanaka recently passed away at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 61 yrs, Michiko & children, Steve (Dorine), Mark & Janine (Ray) Lasala; grand-children, Clint, Stacy, Dwight, Malik, Victoria, a great grandson, RC and a sister, Toshiko Tanaka.
Gus graduated from Cal and he worked at Levi Strauss for 35 yrs. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren's various sports & other activities and playing ukulele with the Kaleponi Strings.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, One Lawson Rd, Berkeley, CA with a reception to follow.
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jJAMES PHILLIPS
March 10, 2019
I was fortunate enough to meet Gus when I joined LS&CO. in 1967 when I worked in the Sales Admin Dept in SF.
He was so nice and helpful to everyone including me, the Rookie. I think the Haas family hand picked him. When I went out into the sales field, I always stopped by to see Gus whenever I was in the Home Off.
I just thought of him this morning because in the obits this morning it listed a man with the same last name.
It brought a smile to my face, and God bless your family.
jAMES Phillips
March 10, 2019
When I joined LS&CO IN 1967 Gus was working in the Sales Admin Dept. He was one of the kindest and nicest man I worked with. Believe it or not, this morning I read that another man with the same last name passed away; and I stopped reading it to think about Gus and how nice and helpful he was to me and everyone he came in contact. When I went out into sales, I always made it a point when in SF to stop by and chat. I can't remember Gus having a bad day.
God bless your family.
August 30, 2014
Mr. Tanaka was a special person,who if you met him and had the chance to know him, you would have realized,he was truly a great human being. He will be always in our thoughts. Love you Dad- J and Ray
Dick Krohn
March 21, 2014
I cherish our friendship which began in 1956 and the hospitality of the Tanaka family
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Emil Knopf
March 19, 2014
So sorry to hear of the passing of Gus.
My deepest condolences to Michiko, their children and the rest of the family.
children and the rest of the family.
Gus was a mentor and sounding board
to me. He was very supportive of new ideas and always available with good
counsel. Above all, Gus was a gentle
man. May he rest in eternal peace.
March 17, 2014
Michiko and family;
I worked with Gus in the Sales Admin when I first graduated from Cal in 1967. We worked for one of the best, Gene Vaughn, and your husband treated me with the utmost warmth and respect. A true gentleman and a good friend. I always made it a point to visit him whenever I was in the Home Office.
My condolences to you and your family.
Jim Phillips
Victor Horwitz
March 17, 2014
I worked with Gus for many years in the Jeans Division and we had great
for each other.
A good guy !
Tom Kasten
March 17, 2014
Gus was one of the first people I met when I started work at Levi's. We worked on several projects together early in my career planning sales territories. He was extremely helpful and an all around good guy. May he rest in peace and may time heal the family's of loss.
Norman Hazzard
March 15, 2014
So sorry to hear about your father Steve, from the time I met him he always treated me like I was family. I was glad that I met him!
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