J. ROBERT TAYLOR

J ROBERT TAYLOR, 70, went to be with his Lord on Friday, the 23rd of October 2009, with his wife and children by his side. He was born on the 6th of May 1939, in Lufkin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Nell Taylor; his father, Matthew Clarence (Zack) Taylor; and his stepmother, Mary Elizabeth Taylor.J is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Beverly Cox Taylor; his daughter, Shelley Taylor Ludwick, her husband, Tracy Ray Ludwick, and their children, Karson Taylor Ludwick and Dunham Ray Ludwick; his son, Mark Bradford Taylor, his wife, Jennifer Lewis Taylor, and their children, Zachary Ryan Taylor and Natalie Grace Taylor; brothers, Michael Clarence Taylor, and Gary Zack Taylor and his wife, Cindy; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carol and Leonard Ferguson; and numerous nieces and nephews.J graduated in 1957 from Lamar High School, where he was a standout baseball and basketball player; in 1962 from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and was selected an Intramural Best All-Around Athlete; and in 1965 from The University of Texas at Austin Law School. Out of law school, he clerked for Judge Joe Fisher in the Eastern District of Texas in Beaumont. J was a longtime corporate attorney with The M.W. Kellogg Co. and KBR, retiring in 2007. His work took him all over the world. J was proud to be a member of the legal team for the first American company to negotiate a series of successful contracts with the Chinese government.J was a faithful member of West University United Methodist Church for many years. His priorities were family, church, and friends. J will be deeply missed and remembered for his sense of humor, love of children (both young and old), and devotion to his wife.Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock in the evening on Tuesday, the 27th of October in the parlor of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.The memorial service is to be conducted at half past ten o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, the 28th of October at West University United Methodist Church, 3611 University Blvd. in West University Place with Rev. Charles Hall officiating.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL), www.houstontennis.org. The family would like to offer its sincere gratitude to the many doctors, nurses, and staff members that provided such great care and compassion to J, especially Dr. Deborah Meyers.