Michael Tanous

I knew Mike from Santa Monica, then Colorado Springs. He was my boss (supervisor) at least twice but I forget where.

I am so saddened to learn that Mike passed away. Mike and I were long-time friends, starting out in the early 70s as work associates at System Development Corp here in Colorado Springs. We shared an affinity for photography, jazz, pizza and bad puns. I loved his sense of humor and admired his insights into things technical, managerial and political. The 2-plus years of COVID isolation kept us from getting together. However, finally at the meeting of the Peak Digital Imaging Society, a local...

I met Mike in the mid 2000's at a photo club meeting, and over the years we enjoyed many chats about photography! He had a grand sense of humor. It was an honor knowing him, and now that he's living among the stars, I hope he is once again doing all the things he loved!

The first time I met Mike was in 1982 and I told him I just got a divorce, had 7 children and was looking for a husband. Mike said he had 5 children and if we married, we'd have an even dozen, and with a dozen, you get free egg rolls. Mike had a great sense of humor. He loved fly fishing and bird watching, but he was most proud of his five children. He was a wonderful man and will be missed by all who knew him.