| Thomas O. Taylor |
Thomas O. "Tuck" Taylor, 89 November 17, 1921 - January 27, 2011
Published in The Daily Times on February 6, 2011
Thomas O. "Tuck" Taylor, 89, died peacefully after a long illness. He
was born in Washington, DC. While attending Woodrow Wilson High
School, he met his future wife, Patricia Lum. They attended Swarthmore
College, from which he graduated in 1943 with a degree in Economics.
He and Pat were married in April 1944, just before he went to the
Pacific Theater. Captain Taylor returned home in 1945 to his wife and the
son he hadn't met and joined E. I. DuPont in sales. He was ultimately
DuPont's top salesman of packaging films.
Although a Marine in time of his country's need, he was a faithful
Quaker and member of the Springfield Friends meeting in Delaware County,
PA. While raising their 5 children, Tom, Paul, Carrie, Sam, and Mary Eliza,
in Drexel Hill and Lima, PA, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America
serving as a Scoutmaster and as a Valley Forge Council committee member.
He was awarded Scouting's Silver Beaver Award for his creativity and
leadership.
Tuck was a lifelong stamp collector and consistently won "Best in
Show" for his unique collection of early Washington DC postal covers
(pre-stamps) and history of that era. He created and organized a major
periodic family reunion ("The Struggle") that reconnected new generations
of Taylors and Nuttalls to their heritage in West Virginia coal lands.
The bond between Tuck and Pat was truly unique as they were friends,
lovers, confidants, and for a few years, business partners in the Taylor
Made Company they formed after his retirement from DuPont.
He will be remembered by all he has touched. A man of faith, integrity
and commitment, he succeeded his wife Pat of 66 years by one week after
seeing her safely to their maker. Survivors: His children, their spouses, 10
grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and his best friend for over 80 years,
his brother Jackson (Jerry) Taylor.
Memorial Service for Tuck and Pat will be held in the Willam Penn
Room at Crosslands in Kennett Square, PA on Saturday, Feb 12 at 11AM.
Remembrances may be made in lieu of flowers to: Boy Scouts of
America (http://www.scoutingfriends.org) or American Philatelic Society,
(http://www.stamps.org/services/ser_Donations.htm)
Online condolences: www.griecocares.com
Arr: Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square PA
Published in The Daily Times on February 6, 2011
Thomas O. "Tuck" Taylor, 89, died peacefully after a long illness. He
was born in Washington, DC. While attending Woodrow Wilson High
School, he met his future wife, Patricia Lum. They attended Swarthmore
College, from which he graduated in 1943 with a degree in Economics.
He and Pat were married in April 1944, just before he went to the
Pacific Theater. Captain Taylor returned home in 1945 to his wife and the
son he hadn't met and joined E. I. DuPont in sales. He was ultimately
DuPont's top salesman of packaging films.
Although a Marine in time of his country's need, he was a faithful
Quaker and member of the Springfield Friends meeting in Delaware County,
PA. While raising their 5 children, Tom, Paul, Carrie, Sam, and Mary Eliza,
in Drexel Hill and Lima, PA, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America
serving as a Scoutmaster and as a Valley Forge Council committee member.
He was awarded Scouting's Silver Beaver Award for his creativity and
leadership.
Tuck was a lifelong stamp collector and consistently won "Best in
Show" for his unique collection of early Washington DC postal covers
(pre-stamps) and history of that era. He created and organized a major
periodic family reunion ("The Struggle") that reconnected new generations
of Taylors and Nuttalls to their heritage in West Virginia coal lands.
The bond between Tuck and Pat was truly unique as they were friends,
lovers, confidants, and for a few years, business partners in the Taylor
Made Company they formed after his retirement from DuPont.
He will be remembered by all he has touched. A man of faith, integrity
and commitment, he succeeded his wife Pat of 66 years by one week after
seeing her safely to their maker. Survivors: His children, their spouses, 10
grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and his best friend for over 80 years,
his brother Jackson (Jerry) Taylor.
Memorial Service for Tuck and Pat will be held in the Willam Penn
Room at Crosslands in Kennett Square, PA on Saturday, Feb 12 at 11AM.
Remembrances may be made in lieu of flowers to: Boy Scouts of
America (http://www.scoutingfriends.org) or American Philatelic Society,
(http://www.stamps.org/services/ser_Donations.htm)
Online condolences: www.griecocares.com
Arr: Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square PA