Here's to our one-of-a-kind, sharp, hilarious, honest, warm-hearted, family-first guy: you are deeply missed, but your legacy lives on forever.
In lieu of flowers, Doug requested that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Click here to download Doug's memorial program and watch the service below:
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Cute baby, sweet baby
Momma's boy
High school heartbreaker
Sailor man
Doug was Kyle’s high school crew team founder
(Melbourne Central Catholic Crew Team)
In the office at Sears
At a friend's wedding on the beach
Doug gave this card to Kay on her 20th birthday with a bunch of roses
Kay, the love of Doug's life - "I love you always and forever"
![The Taylor family at Christmas (back to front: [left] Frank, Jean and Phyllis Henshell [aunt, uncle & cousin], Kristine Hartland, Brian Taylor, Doug Taylor; [right] Grandma Marie Maas, Kay Taylor, Todd Taylor, Grandpa Bill & Grandma Kat…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3a93dc18b27dd467488faf/1518396448870-PZY9HA29AU2V3RTWXX4G/2-7.jpeg)
The Taylor family at Christmas (back to front: [left] Frank, Jean and Phyllis Henshell [aunt, uncle & cousin], Kristine Hartland, Brian Taylor, Doug Taylor; [right] Grandma Marie Maas, Kay Taylor, Todd Taylor, Grandpa Bill & Grandma Kath)
Holiday table at the Taylor's
Beauien's Garden Melbourne with Kay's best friend, Laura Germain, and Doug (John Germain on camera; also high-school buddy)
Baby Kristine
Babies Kristine, Brian & Todd
Won a pony they couldn't keep (kids were mad!)
Doug & Kyle at the Naval Academy
Kristine & Bob got married; Doug walking his daughter down the aisle
Doug & Kay at a family wedding
Their backyard retreat
Doug and Kay's best pet ever, Louie, in the driveway of their beloved Pine Needle Lane home
Entertaining at the Taylor's
Pine Needle home
From Sears to Habitat
Their favorite of 100 homes designed and built by Doug & Kay working for TILCO Homes
The Little Dipper expands to include 'The Little Dipper Lunch Box Truck' (that is not Doug; it's a random employee)
BBQ for thousands
Winter Wonderland for the elite
Showing off for a hotel food show
The letter below was made out to Kay from President Ronald Reagan, but it should have been made out to both Kay and Doug; he was equally instrumental to the event's success!
The Taylor family showing off for politics
Time out from catering
Sydney and Reed came to Kay and Doug at ages 2 and 8 months
And they were cute!
Grandma Mimi and Ryan, Sydney and Reed's brother whom she raised
Kris and Bob with their newborn baby girl, Jaynee, and their 2 other daughters, Jennifer and Julia Hartland
The Taylor kids with cousins Barbara Skura and John Mohlenhoff
Doug spouting off or singing (probably had a few drinks) while Kay looks on adoringly
Brian & Reed Taylor, father and son
Brian & Sydney Taylor, father and daughter
Cousins making a splash; Sydney Taylor and Julia and Jaynee Hartland
Skye & Sydney Taylor; cousins in California
Todd and his beloved boat
Kalee Marie, Todd's daughter
Sisters Jennifer and Julia Hartland hold newborn sister Jaynee
Sisters Julia & Jaynee Hartland at Discovery Cove for Jaynee's birthday
Jaynee Kay; Grandma's favorite picture of her
Enjoying adventures with Kyle's kids, Tao, Zen & Skye
Quality time with Jen's children, Layla & Zach
Sharing wisdom with his great grandchildren; Doug speaking to Cash at Jen & Jared's wedding
Family adventure
(Can you guess who it is? Hint – Doug is on the far left; what a cutie!)
Kay's mother's homestead in St. Veit in Gritzen, Austria
(and many more adventures which we shall not bore you with)
“Geronimo!”
Doug sharing his "last words" before skydiving on his 80th birthday
“It was a good life, and I am especially fond of all my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren – which are quite voluminous!”
Share your own photos and videos of Doug Taylor on our public Flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/dougtaylormemorial/
In lieu of flowers, Doug requested that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
“Get ‘er done!”
