Carlos Martinez Tarango September 9, 1941 - January 2, 2010 Carlos M. Tarango passed on peacefully on January 2, 1010 at the age of 68. Carlos was born in Loving, NM. He married Mary Rose De La Rosa in 1962 and in 1964 they moved to California. Carlos worked in Los Angeles for Pervo Paint Company from 1968 to 1998 as the Plant Foreman, staying on after retirement as a Consultant. He was well known around the western states as he worked providing paint for public works in many cities. In 2002, Carlos moved to Bakersfield, CA to live with his daughter, Carla McOwen and her family. Carlos loved baseball and was a lifelong Dodger fan. He always said he bleeds Dodger Blue. He loved to be outdoors and people could see him everyday in the garage with the television on, watching his game, working on the lawn or tending to his gardens. He spent the remainder of his years very happy, frequenting many of the restaurants around Bakersfield on a regular basis with Carla's husband, Ron. He spent his remaining four days at home surrounded by his loving family. He will be cremated, and in the spring, interred in the family plot in New Mexico. He was loved for his humor, kind demeanor, wisdom and unfailing generosity. Carlos will be fondly remembered as E-Paw, A-Pa, Papa, Grampa, Brother, Friend and most especially, Daddy. Carlos is preceded in death by his beloved wife and friend, Mary Rose De La Rosa-Tarango (1942-1989). He is survived by his four daughters, Elizabeth A. Tarango-Carrisosa, Carla A. Tarango-McOwen, Debra A. Avila and Patricia L. Tarango; sons-in-law, Ronald E. McOwen, Jr., Daniel J. Carrisosa and Caesar Avila; grandchildren, Ronald E. McOwen III and his fiancée, Jenn-Marie Mundschau, Christopher A. McOwen and Victoria Pires-McOwen, Tiffany Isabel McOwen and her fiancé, Jeremy L. Barbour, Daniel J. Carrisosa, Jr., Michael A. Carrisosa, Madelyn S. Carrisosa, Charles M. Avila and Rebecca R. Avila; great grandchildren, E-Paw's Princess, Emily Irene McOwen and Alexander Christopher McOwen. Basham Funeral Care
This obituary was originally published in the Bakersfield Californian.
