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Ray Taylor Obituary
June 14, 1949 - April 28, 2025
McLean, Virginia - Ray Howard Taylor, III, McLean, Virginia, died Monday, April 28, 2025. Howard graduated from Charlotte Country Day School in 1968, and the University of Virginia in 1973. He worked for more than 42 years as a Senior Vice President and financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. He is survived by wife Shawn Wells Taylor, daughters Gavin Wells Taylor Blue (Ty), Victoria Price Taylor Kinard (Andrew), and Kathleen Gregory Taylor. Predeceased by parents Kathleen Bryan Taylor Edwards and Ray Howard Taylor Jr and sisters Melanie Taylor Farland and Susan Jarrell Edwards. Howard is survived by his uncle Joseph M. Bryan jr and siblings Bryan Taylor (Carolyn), Kathleen Clay Taylor, John Taylor (Leslie), Pricey Taylor Harrison, Laura Edwards, and many many nieces, nephews and cousins. A more complete obituary and further plans are available at Murphy's Funeral Home of Arlington, Virginia.
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Eugenie Maechling Buchan
August 28, 2025
Dear members of Howard's family. I am so so sad to find this news. I had hoped to get in contact with him. Howard was a backbone of financial advise for our family for many many years. He did this with both frankness patience and a wonderful sense of humor. I weep at the thought that I cannot reach him again. He was a really wonderful person. Please accept my sympathy, all members of his family
With love and respect
Eugenie Maechling ( daughter of Charles and Janet Maechling, long time clients at Merrill Lynch
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