Tasio Roberto Baserga

Tasio Roberto Baserga, 37, of Grover Beach, California, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a car accident on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Tasio’s life may have been cut short, but he touched the hearts of many while he was with us. He was a man of integrity with a joy for life, a contagious smile, a quest for knowledge, quick-witted humor, and unconditional love for children. Tasio Baserga was born on September 18, 1985, in Redwood City, California, the son of parents Claudio and Lisa Baserga, and mother Elizabeth Stevenson. Tasio grew up in San Carlos, California, with his brother Brandon Burns and his sister, Maile Cassara, of Pasadena, CA. He attended St. Charles Catholic Elementary School in San Carlos and graduated with honors at St. Francis High School in Los Altos, California. Tasio played soccer and baseball as a youth, volleyball during high school, and excelled in academics earning his bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California Santa Barbara, where he minored in Italian and studied abroad in Trento, Italy. After college, Tasio began a career in hospitality, working in the food & beverage (F&B) department at Park Hyatt Aviara, San Diego. Following his work in San Diego, Tasio joined the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and experienced working around the world in F&B management positions, starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he mastered his second language in Spanish; Toronto, Canada; and eventually Kona, Hawaii. Tasio met the love of his life, April (Harnett) Baserga, through his brother Brandon. They married in San Francisco, CA on June 11, 2017, and decided to move back from Hawaii to Grover Beach, California, to begin their family. They celebrated as they welcomed their son, Ario (3 yrs), and their daughter, Juna Rose (1 yr). Due to the pandemic this last year, Tasio had the good fortune to be a stay-at-home father, which he cherished as one of his most important achievements. It has been an exceptional year filled with joy, laughter, discovery, and great times. He was an incredible father who gave his children many special inanimate gifts during this past year. His wife and children meant the world to him. Tasio lived his life with curiosity. He was always inquisitive and open to learn, which extended his world in many directions. He had a passion for wine and spirits, gardening with his children, and eclectic cooking with the entire family. He was a passionate, loyal, and lifelong Bay Area Sports Fanatic, most notably San Francisco 49ers. With his free time, he could be found listening to his favorite music or thoroughly analyzing 49er game tapes and reviewing statistics. Tasio was best known as a happy, fun-loving, bubbly-spirited, fiercely determined, and generous person. His wife, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends were the recipients of his eternal love. Tasio lived his 37 years, giving so much in such a short time period. As we come together to honor Tasio, let us remember his joy for life, outgoing personality, thirst for knowledge, and his heart for children and family. Tasio is survived by his parents, his wife, April, and two children; brother Brandon and his wife, Emily Bliss Burns of Gilroy, CA; and by his sister, Maile Cassara, and husband, Kevin Dwyer of Pasadena, CA. A mass and memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., followed by a short coffee reception on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at St Charles Catholic Church, 880 Tamarack Ave, San Carlos, CA. In addition, as Tasio chose to start his life as a father in Grover Beach, his loved ones will be hosting a Celebration of Life in San Luis Obispo. Date, location, and details to follow. Tasio was enthusiastic about education and personally contributed to his children’s college fund from the moment they were born. His family asks that anyone who wishes to express condolences are welcome to make a contribution to his children’s Fidelity 529 Educational IRA college fund in his memory. Ario Robert H Baserga: https://go.fidelity.com/97bgxy Juna Rose Baserga: https://go.fidelity.com/lz1bvp

Tasio Roberto Baserga

September 18, 1985 - October 30, 2022