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In late September 2020, we received information from Ricardo Carrasco's son that Ricardo had passed away.
Rest in peace, Ricardo, and may you run freely all over heaven above!
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Obituary
Ricardo Carrasco, 66, of Mar Vista, CA, passed away on September 25th after a valiant battle with lung cancer.
Ricardo attended Catholic school for 12 years. While at Saint Monica High School he excelled as a student, as well as a track and cross country star.
Later joining the Army from 1981-1983, earning many medals, getting married and having a son, coaching little league, working at MSMU college in the library and working on the web site.
When he wasn't working, or riding his motorcycles, you could find him playing basketball, foosball or his beloved ping pong with his many friends. He had a unique sense of humor which was appreciated by family and friends.
Ricardo was a loving father, brother, uncle, and a brave soldier. He is survived by his loving son Ricardo, age 34, his sisters Barbara, Frances, Leandra and younger brother Robert.
There will be a funeral held at Holy Cross Cemetery on October 9th, at 11 am. The Carrasco family welcomes any and all stories, photos, and memories that Ricardo’s friends and colleagues would like to offer. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Carrasco home on October 9th after the funeral at 1:30 pm at 8400 Ramsgate Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045, please contact Ricardo at rickyleo4@live.com for any questions.
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Gary Nitti
I met Ric our Freshman year running Track for the first time. We continued to race one another/train together until he got appendicitis just before senior year track season (which unfortunately ended his season and his chance to run his fastest times by far). Among our many hours together running, we completed a 17 mile interval workout on San Vcente (grass strip between 4th and 7th street), the longest of our preseason track workouts under Jack Farrell. Generally, we ran in different races (he the two mile while I ran the mile and half mile) during Track season but on the same team during Cross Country; together, along with a cluster of Seniors, we captured the Pioneer League Varsity Championship and took 7th place in the C.I.F. Finals our Junior year (November 1970). He was a great teammate, always pushing for more, and a good friend. He was my guest at the Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner along with Coach Tipre; we had a great night. He will be missed.
Gary Nitti