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Richard L. Taylor

1933 - 2018

Richard L. Taylor obituary, 1933-2018, Powell, OH

BORN

1933

DIED

2018

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Rutherford Funeral Home at Powell

450 West Olentangy Street

Powell, Ohio

Richard Taylor Obituary

Taylor, Richard L.
1933 - 2018
Richard L. "Dick" Taylor, 85, passed away peacefully Monday, March 5, 2018, surrounded by family, after a year-long battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert and Elizabeth Taylor of Venice, Florida. Dick was a 1954 graduate of the Ohio State University, where as a member of "The Best Damn Band In The Land" he "dotted the I" in script Ohio. He added an MA degree in 1971 and went on to serve on the OSU faculty in the Department of Aviation for 22 years as Associate Professor Emeritus.A military and civilian pilot for 47 years, he acquired 12,000 hours of flight time in a wide variety of aircraft and held a number of aviation certificates and ratings. Dick achieved the rank of Major in the United States Air Force Reserve and traveled the world as an Air Force pilot. He was a nationally-known author of 20 books in the field of aviation; was the founder, editor, and primary contributor to the Pilot's Audio Update for 33 years; and served many years as a consultant and expert witness in the investigation and litigation of aircraft accidents. Dick was a life member of the Sigma Chi fraternity at OSU, and in 2005 was named a "Significant Sig" by the organization, joining only 1,867 men to have achieved this honor since 1935. He was a great lover of music and a founding member of the Dublin Wind Symphony. He served as a volunteer for the Central Ohio Radio Reading Service, Meals on Wheels, and the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of Indian Run Methodist Church in Dublin.Dick will be forever remembered by family and friends as a kind and loving man of integrity, intelligence, and good humor. He is survived by Nancy, his loving wife of 63 years; daughter, Julie; son, Rich (Karen) Taylor and grandsons, Max and Cam; daughter, Mary Beth (Mark) Farahay and granddaughters, Bridget, Emma, and Hannah; sister, Carol (Arthur) Bell of Venice, Florida; brothers-in-law, Jim (Betty) Curtiss of London, Ohio and John (Berneda) Curtiss of Columbus. Calling hours are Sunday, March 11 from 2-5pm at RUTHERFORD FUNERAL HOME AT POWELL, 450 West Olentangy Street, Powell, Ohio. Funeral services will begin at 11am Monday, March 12 at INDIAN RUN METHODIST CHURCH, 6305 Brand Rd, Dublin, Ohio. A private burial service will be held at Dublin Cemetery. Dick's family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Dublin Community Bands to help support their volunteer mission of sustaining the rich heritage of band excellence in the Dublin community. Donations can be made at www.dublinbands.com or sent to Dublin Community Bands, PO Box 4132, Dublin, Ohio 43016. To send an online condolence, please visit www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com.

Published by The Columbus Dispatch from Mar. 8 to Mar. 9, 2018.
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Always great memories. Always great friend

Ann and Charlie Stearns

Friend

March 2, 2024

A wonderful person who we will never forget. Ann and Charlie Stearns

Ann and Charlie Stearns

School

March 2, 2023

We remember so many happy time. Miss Dick tremendously.

Ann and Charles Stearns

March 2, 2022

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Craig and Beveroy Davis

April 21, 2018

Dick, a finer man I've never known, and better friend I've never had. Remember our meetings and trips together following my Round-the-world in 1981? Our trip to Phillips Oil Co. in Oklahoma where we made our presentation for support for another flight in 1983 in a replica "Winnie Mae" from Oshkosh, was a memorable time together. ... Our founding of the Wiley Post Institute plans took up several hours of our time. Our shared enthusiasm was a high-point for me. ... That followed your visit to my office at the Moffett Field Naval Air Station when I was stationed at the NASA Ames Research Center. Your article about the MLS system research being done there was another stellar piece of your writing. ... Working with you on the Pilot's Audio Update was a professional success and absolute pleasure. ... And then the RTW Presentation in Washington DC to the I-56 former cadets allowed me to make new friends like Ed VanAkin and David Wilson, but also allowed me to see again your amazing talents for putting together Power Points which made the visuals unique. ... But most of all was the joy we shared in Orlando with Ed & Joan VanAkin when we spent time with David Greist, now 100, with whom you flew in the Air Force, and with whom I went to Barrow, Alaska where he lived with his missionary doctor-father in 1935 when Wiley Post & Will Rogers were killed there. Those memories are golden. ... Believe me, my friend, you will be missed. You were a light in my life, not merely because we were born in the same year, but because I looked up to you as an example of what a real man and true friend is like. There is so much I want to tell you when I see you again in a place where you will not be in pain. I will join you before too many years, so have the landing strip ready. My wife & I thank you & Nancy for your great hospitality when we were in your home. Our love and admiration go with you. God bless.

Calvin Pitts

March 9, 2018

Dick, you will be missed. You showed me your passion for teaching and flying and helped me find my path in life.

Bill Jackson

March 9, 2018

In all ways, a wonderful person of significant accomplishment who we were privileged to know and appreciate. Great memories. Ann and Charles Stearns

Ann and Charles STEARNS

March 8, 2018

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