Julio “Taz” Torres, Jr

Julio (AKA Taz) was born and raised in Williamsburg Brooklyn in the 1960’s. The youngest of 4 kids and raised by a mother and father who loved him dearly. Always a fun loving jokester, he had many stories of the shenanigans he got into over the years. The nickname Taz was earned and lived up to as he was like the Tasmanian Devil disrupting the boringness of life! At just 21 years old, he was blessed with a beautiful baby boy who was his namesake, Julio III. 7 years later his relationship with his second wife gave him 2 bonus daughters Melissa and Stephanie. The family was complete when 6 years later his youngest child, Michael (AKA Haze) was born. He loved music or maybe he just loved irritating the neighbors, and he would blast Salsa on Saturday mornings when it was time to get the house clean. He was full of ideas for the next hustle and always on the move trying make a better life for himself and his family. Over the years his love for experiences and his thrill seeking nature gave him and his family a mix of ups and downs to deal with, but somehow everyone continued to push through. His final days were spent with the people he loved most and as always, advocating loudly for himself. The sadness that his family feels is because of the love that they all felt so deeply for him.