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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Robert "Doyle" Taylor of Winnsboro, who passed away on September |
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26, 2014, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Doyle Taylor was born to Robert Taylor and Maude |
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Dodgen on June 25, 1919, in the Pleasant Grove community near |
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Winnsboro; he graduated from Winnsboro High School and later earned |
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an associate's degree from East Texas State University; answering |
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his nation's call to duty, he served as a member of the U.S. Navy |
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during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, Mr. Taylor returned to |
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Winnsboro, where he owned and operated the Taylor Propane Company |
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and Taylor True Value Hardware for many years; he retired in 1977 |
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and sold both businesses, but he continued to manage his |
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investments and other business interests until his final days; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected businessman also made significant |
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contributions to his community, serving as a founding member of the |
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Winnsboro Lions Club and as a valued supporter of Winnsboro High |
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School athletics and FFA; a man of deep faith, Mr. Taylor was a |
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deacon and active congregant at First Baptist Church as well as a |
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member of the Mainland Advisory Council of Hawaii Baptist Academy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor exchanged the vows of matrimony with his |
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wife, Bobbie, on August 29, 1940, and the couple enjoyed 72 |
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rewarding years together until her passing; he delighted in the |
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company of his children, Marcus and Kayron, and he later knew the |
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joy of welcoming 6 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandson into his cherished family; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his faith, and his community, |
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Doyle Taylor was an optimistic and outgoing man who delighted in the |
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company of others, and the generosity with which he lived his life |
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will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert "Doyle" Taylor |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Marcus Taylor and his wife, Pamela, and Kayron Taylor; to |
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his grandchildren, Rob Taylor and his wife, Tiffiny, Chris Irby, |
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Sunny Polito and her husband, Nick, Amber Taylor, Zane Taylor and |
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his wife, Kim, and Heather Wessels and her husband, Johan; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Taylor Blair and his wife, Ashley, |
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Christopher, Luke, and Campbell Polito, Faith Flaherty, Noah, Zoe, |
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and Maggie Taylor, Grace Wessels, and Tyler and Kodie Pratt; to his |
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great-great-grandson, Ayden Blair; and to his other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert |
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"Doyle" Taylor. |