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TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF RICHARD H. "DICKIE" TAYLOR, JR., AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives was saddened to learn of the death of Richard H. "Dickie" Taylor, Jr., at the age of eighty-one on Tuesday, April 7, 2020; and
Whereas, born on July 15, 1938, he was the son of the late Richard Herman Taylor, Sr., and Pat Cockrell Taylor, and he graduated from Eau Claire High School; and
Whereas, an avid reader, Mr. Taylor loved music, history, airplanes, and horses, and especially writing poems and short stories, most of which he composed during the last ten years of his life while a resident of Magnolia Manor/Midlands Health & Rehab Center; and
Whereas, as his friends there passed away, he composed poems to comfort and bless their families in memory of their loved ones; and
Whereas, Mr. Taylor's loving sister and caregiver, Sandra T. Selman, and her husband, Frank L. Selman, Jr., of Columbia, were devoted to his comfort and care; and
Whereas, in addition, he leaves behind to cherish his memory, his niece, Senta C. Hinzman of Lexington; a great-nephew, Kenneth Paul Cox, Jr., of Durham, North Carolina; two great-nieces, MaKalya Grace Hinzman and Michal Brooke Hinzman, of Lexington; and several cousins; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the life of Dickie Taylor and for the example of kindness and thoughtfulness he set for all who knew him. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Richard H. "Dickie" Taylor, Jr., and extend their deepest sympathy to his loving family and his many friends.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Richard H. "Dickie" Taylor, Jr.
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