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DOUGLAS TAYLOR Obituary

Douglas G. Taylor It is with great sadness that the family of Doug Taylor announces his passing at his home in San Francisco on June 11, 2012 at the age of 52 years. Doug will be lovingly remembered by his partner of 25 years, Beatriz St. John, and his brothers and sisters Diana (Howard), Marianne, Paul, Loretta, Gerard (Patricia), and Jeanne. Doug will also be fondly remembered by his nieces & nephews Elizabeth, Amelia (Will), Howard, Jr., Clara, Megan and Colin. Doug was predeceased by his parents, Mary J. and Harold G. Taylor. He will be sadly missed by many friends and colleagues. A native of San Francisco, Doug was a graduate of Lick Wilmerding High School, attended College of Notre Dame, Belmont and was a graduate of U.C. Berkeley. Doug worked as a senior engineer for 29 years for The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA. He was an enthusiastic hiker and traveler and loved the outdoors, art, literature, music, and people. Friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass on Thursday, June 21st at 1:00 pm at St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cal Baseball, U.C. Berkeley or the charity of your choice.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jun. 16 to Jun. 17, 2012.

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Scott Buschman

June 28, 2012

Doug has been a great friend of mine since high school. We had many great adventures together over the years. He had a great sense of humor and a very kind spirit. I will miss him a lot.

June 19, 2012

Dearest Loretta, Jeannie and Paul. I was so saddened to hear of Doug's death. I am in shock. What a wonderful man he was and how you will miss him.
Roseanna Hughes

Alexei Cogan

June 19, 2012

I was flipping channels last night; and, lo and behold, what should I happen to come across on HBO...???

"Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home!!!"

...I heard Doug's voice in my head, saying: "...Everybody remember where we parked!" ;)P

Alexei Cogan

June 17, 2012

I'm absolutely stunned!
Doug was one of a kind!
Thank you for being my friend since the mid-80's.
...I'm hoping someone notifies Andrew in his lab on the East Coast. Our institute triple-bond of almost 30 years ago was epic!
Rest in peace, you Space Spud!
Alexei

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