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Daryle Tateyama, a longtime member of the Colorado onion industry, passed away on Dec. 28, 2021, at the age of 70.
Tateyama grew up on the family farm in Ault, Colorado. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness at Colorado State University and started farming near Greeley, Colorado. Eventually, he joined his father, Harold, and brother, Ed, and established Harold Tateyama & Sons to grow, pack and ship onions and spinach in Weld County and the San Luis Valley.
Tateyama later held management positions with Tanimura and Antle in California, Navajo Mesa Farms in New Mexico and Schnorr Farms in Colorado. Most recently, he was a produce broker for Rocky Mountain Produce in Windsor, Colorado. He was a longtime member of the National Onion Association and the Northern Colorado Onion Association.
He is survived by his wife, Jane, two children and one grandson.
