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1950
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2021
MALCOLM TAYLOR Obituary
He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Malcolm J. Taylor and Isabelle Vogel Taylor , Step mother, Elizabeth Taylor and nephew, Seth DePres.
He is survived by his wife, Paula McKinnie Taylor, his children Nathan Taylor, Justin Taylor and Melissa Taylor, as well as his stepdaughter, Rachel Sleeter, husband Ben Sleeter and grandsons, Matthew and Daniel, his sister, Lyn Taylor, her husband, Mont Hubbard, his sister, Susan Kluewer, her husband Jeff Kluewer and nieces and nephews.
Malcolm went to Woodside High school in Redwood City, CA. He excelled in varsity swimming and water polo. Malcolm graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Art. He went on to get a teaching credential and became a middle school Language Arts teacher, who inspired kids to love reading, writing, music and art. During his teaching career, he was active in the California Teacher's Association.
Malcolm was a true renaissance man, a very talented teacher, carpenter, singer, songwriter, actor, producer and fine artist. He spent his retired years on the stage at the Anacortes Community theater, the Mount Vernon Theater Arts Guild and the RiverBelle theater. He loved every role and every production. Some of his favorite roles were, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Belle's father, Maurice in Beauty and the Beast and Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple. He especially loved being on the stage with his good friend and fellow actor, David Picht. Above all, he loved being a brother, husband and father.
Malcolm was the best of men, a caring human being who will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him. His smile and deep, infectious laugh brought joy to friends and family, alike. To our dear, sweet Malcolm, Rest in Peace, we will love you forever.
His memorial Service will be on August 1,2021 at 3:00 P.M. at the United Church of Christ on Fox Island near Gig Harbor, WA. The Address is 726 6th Avenue, Fox Island, WA 98333. The family asks that any donations in Malcolm's memory should go to the Anacortes Community Theatre. They accept donations on line at the their website https://acttheatre.com/.
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Memories and Condolences
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Dan Nadaner
October 26, 2023
I 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.
David Zinn
August 3, 2021
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 profound sense of the absurd.
Mark Loffgren
August 2, 2021
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 known him and to have called him a friend.
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