[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF R.B. ``BOB'' TAYLOR

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of World War 
II veteran, community leader, and dear friend, R.B. ``Bob'' Taylor who 
went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2018 at the age of ninety-
two.
   Bob was born on October 17, 1926, in Oak Town, Indiana. He served in 
the United States Army 7th Infantry Division from 1944 to 1946 during 
the Second World War where he deployed to the South Pacific, with 
stints in both Okinawa and Korea.
   On May 15, 1947, he married his wife of seventy-one years, the 
former Alice Fox. Together Mr. and Mrs. Taylor raised two daughters, 
Scarlet and Rhonda, and one son, Michael. The Taylor family has called 
the Texas Gulf Coast home for many years, having lived in the East 
Harris, Clearlake, and West Chambers County area since 1953. In 2001, 
Bob was appointed to an open seat on the City Council in Beach City, 
and was elected to another term in 2002. He also served as an elected 
Precinct Chairman for the Chambers County Republican Party. Bob Taylor 
was also a member and/or director of numerous community and civic 
organizations including: Arabian Shrine Temple, 32nd Degree Mason, 
Rotary Club, Lions Club, Cedar Bayou Navigation District Task Force, 
Bay Area Crime Stoppers, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He 
was also a founder of both the Clear Lake Boat Parade and the Clear 
Lake Hydroplane Boat Races. Bob often reflected on participating in the 
Coast to Coast Antique Automobile Race with his son in the late 1980's. 
He later served as a Bayou Bowl Director, a member of the Clear Lake 
Chamber of Commerce, and as a Director for the Baytown West Chambers 
County Economic Development Corporation.
   A patriot, dedicated public servant, and close friend, Bob will be 
missed, but his many contributions to his country, state, and community 
will long live on. Mr. Speaker, my prayers are with the family and 
numerous friends of R.B. ``Bob'' Taylor.

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