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Show 1 1 Services Held Friday 1 1 For Douglas C. Taylor I Funeral services were held 1 , Jan. 23 at the Episcopal f Church of St. Francis for I i Douglas Craig Taylor, 32, who I lost his life in a fire at the I home of his mother on Jan. 20. ! Born Oct. 8, 1942, in Moab j to Norman B. "Buck" and Erma Knight Taylor, he attended local schools and graduated from Grand County High School. He was a 1970 graduate of the University of Utah, with a degree in education, and was a teacher Iby profession. Hermarried Ann Williamson in Moab in 1966, -V- I .- i J; . "- 1 t V A 'ft ' : I Douglas C. Taylor and to them were born three children. Douglas served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Unitarian Church. His main interest in life . was people, but most especially children, and he exhibited a special ability to work with problem children. As a fifth-sixth fifth-sixth grade teacher in Salt Lake City schools he was deeply involved in developing innovative programs for the instruction of new math. In addition, he organized youth activities in connection with his church. A genuine dedication to those he cared about characterized charac-terized Douglas' life. He was also greatly interested in the outdoor world around him, and he enjoyed rock and masonry work. Survivors include his parents, par-ents, wife, 2 sons, John-John and Casey; daughter, Amy; 3 brothers, Clark E. Taylor, Salt Lake City, N. Burke Taylor, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Glen W. Taylor, Duchesne, Ut.; and a sister, Mr. Pat (Gerrie) Wimmer, Crescent Junction, Ut. The Rev. Sanford Hampton officiated at the services, with burial in Grand Valley Cemetery Ceme-tery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. |