Gig Harbor, Washington
May 9, 1950 – Jun 28, 2021
Gig Harbor - Malcolm Douglas Taylor passed away on June 28,2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA, surrounded by family. Malcolm was born on May 9,1950 in Palo Alto, and lived in the Bay Area 54 years before moving to Anacortes, WA in 2004. In 2019, he made Gig Harbor, WA his home.He is...
Read MoreI am seeing this only now and am saddened. Doug and I were on swim teams in Ladera and at Woodside High School, and sometimes hung out after school. He was a great swimmer and a great person. I wish I had known him later and followed his work in the arts. My deepest condolences.
Dan Nadaner
October 26, 2023
Malcom and I lived on the same floor of Prescott House at Cowell College, UCSC from 1968-1970. We also lived together in a house in Santa Cruz from 1970-to 1973. He bailed me out of jail following a sit-in in front of the Santa Cruz draft board, May 8th, 1970. He did the illustration on the cover of my sister's bat mitzvah invitation. It was amazing. He pitched (well) for my college intramural softball team. I will always remember him for his razor sharp sense of humor. He possessed a...
David Zinn
August 03, 2021 | Friend
My deepest sympathies to Paula and Malcolm's family. I went to college with Malcolm and we ounce lived at 611 Broadway in Santa Cruz. He was a great friend and such a talent. I have great memories of our time together. Going to Giant's games, going to see the Van Gogh exhibit at the De Young, singing Cat Stevens songs on a trip to Berkeley and talking about having children. There are so many found memories. Malcolm was a great man who made the world a better place. It is an honor to have...
Mark Loffgren
August 02, 2021
