Julianna Tache |
8/5/2024 |
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Julianna Tache passed away after an accident at home on 8/5th and will be dearly missed by family, friends and co-workers. She was born on Christmas Day in Dayton Ohio, and her family relocated to Salem in 1966. She has been a resident ever since.
As a young girl, Julianna was energetic and loved sports. Her competitive nature led her to be the first girl to play in Little League. With her hair piled into a baseball cap, she took to the plate with no fear, and she went on to become one of the best players in Little League. The local newspaper published her picture under the headline “Tache no longer Tease”. What came next? She wanted to play football, but her Mom would have none of that. She went on to be a three-sport athlete at Salem High School and eventually became inducted with the family into the Hall of Fame. Excelling in high school sports led her to a full scholarship at Salve Regina College in Newport Rhode Island. There she proved herself again in basketball, softball and soccer. Once again, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Julianna graduated with honors and a degree in business and considered working on Wall Street in New York. After a visit home, she decided to stay in Salem and work with her mother at Tache Real Estate. Julianna also developed her own corporation, Tache Auctions and Sales. She inherited the real estate company from her Mom and with dedication and hard work both corporations flourished. Julianna specialized in all sectors of real estate and helped transform numerous projects in downtown Salem to vibrant shops, offices and restaurants. Julianna was a strong person with a magnetic personality. She was a natural in business and was nominated as Business Woman of the Year by the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Julie made friends easily and was well known everywhere she went. She took pride in supporting local events and charities and was a major donor and participant of the Salem Children’s Charity. As a longtime resident of Salem, Julianna appreciated the city and its’ history and participated whenever City Hall called for help. She was a tireless worker and excelled in providing services with her personal touch. Julianna was easily recognizable around town. Always the life of the party, her big smile and infectious laugh were contagious. She effortlessly made friends and helped with anything they needed. Fearless, Julianna skydived, swam, sailed, paddle boarded, kayaked and rode horseback. She was an inspiration to her friends as she challenged them to keep up with her. Julianna loved to travel, having visited numerous destinations around the US, the Caribbean and Europe. If you are reading this, you must know Julianna. She was “always on” and filled with a passion for excellence. Julianna is previously deceased by her husband Mark McLaughlin, her Mother and Father; Joseph & Julie Tache, along with her companion dog Copper Daniel. She is survived by her brother Jerry Tache and his wife Dee of Salem, Her sister Jennifer Ginley and her son Jack of Salem, her brother Joseph Tache, brother John Tache & his wife Rachel and their daughter Charlie of Rodundo Beach California, her cousin Garrett Tache and his wife Dawn and their daughter Anna of Annapolis Maryland. Services: Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Levesque Funeral Home, 163 Lafayette St. [Route 114 / 1-A] Salem. Her funeral service will be on Thursday, August 15th at 10:30 AM in the Immaculate Conception Church Hawthorne Blvd, Salem. Burial at a later date will be private. If you would like to donate to the Salem Children's Fund, we are sure that this would please Julianna. For donations, please send a check to Salem Children's Charity, PO Box 102, Salem, MA 01970. For guestbook and to send a condolence, please visit www.LevesqueFunerals.com |