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MICHAEL TAYLOR Obituary
Michael Douglas Taylor (Age 19)
Michael Douglas Taylor, 19, of Springfield, VA, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. Michael was born at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL, on May 20, 1996, and moved to the DC metro area in August 2000. He attended St. Rita Catholic School, and graduated from Bishop Ireton High School in June, 2014. He loved the Alabama Crimson Tide and the New England Patriots. Michael is survived by his parents, Douglas and Brenda Taylor of Springfield, VA; his sister, Jessica Taylor, Springfield, VA; grandmother Nancy Taylor, Sneads Ferry, NC; two uncles, Jesse Gilley, Jr., Dunkirk, OH, Bill Ford, Tampa, FL; three aunts, Darlene Samuels, Sneads Ferry, NC, Mikki Taylor, McCoy, FL, Gayle Russell, Hazel Park, MI, his "Teeta" and his "Unta Bill," numerous cousins, and loving friends who filled his last days with love and laughter. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Linda Ann Taylor, his grandfathers, Charles Douglas Taylor and Jesse Carl Gilley, Sr., and his uncle, Charles Michael Taylor. A vigil will be held at Everly Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA 22302 on Wednesday, June 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 3815 Russell Rd., Alexandria, VA, 22305 on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 a.m. Burial will be private.
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Memories and Condolences
for MICHAEL TAYLOR
Sponsored by Loving parents, Doug & Brenda Taylor, and loving sister, Jessica Taylor.
Lynn Kearney
June 17, 2025
Remembering Michael as a most endearing 9th grader.
Brenda Taylor
May 20, 2021
So, you would 25 today...some days it seems like you've been gone forever, and other days it only seems like yesterday.
Happy Birthday baby boy - love you forever,
Mom
Brenda Taylor
December 24, 2020
Another Christmas Eve without you...this is the one time of year that never, ever gets any easier.
Love you so much,
Mom
Kenyon Larsen
December 24, 2020
Thinking about you Michael this Christmas 2020. You had the most energy of any Tiger Cub I knew. We made these star ornaments for Christmas. You cracked me up.
Lynn Kearney
June 17, 2020
I will not forget sweet Michael.
October 6, 2019
Missing you even more than usual lately...there is just a gaping hole in our lives without you here.
Love, Mom
January 10, 2019
You have the best friends...missed you at Christmas, just can't get used to not seeing you and hearing you as you open presents.
Love and miss you forever, Mom
BI Student Class of '14
June 28, 2018
Missing you "Mikey T." I said a prayer for you today.
May 6, 2018
Watching people you went to school with graduate from college...thrilled for them, but another knife to my heart.
Love and miss you forever,
Mom
Larry Waitsman
November 27, 2017
Thought about your family during this time, and know how difficult it is going thru Holidays and missing ones so close. As everyone say's time, eases the pain, but one never forgets.
Brenda Taylor
December 25, 2016
Another Christmas without you...it just isn't the same day without you here. Love you and miss you forever,
Mom
BI parent
June 8, 2016
Thinking of Michael and his family. He will not be forgotten.
Brenda Taylor
December 25, 2015
Somehow, we made it through Christmas without you. Missed your LOUD voice, your enthusiasm, and you picking on me all day long while I cooked.
Your stocking is hung on the mantle, empty, but will be there every Christmas for as long as I live.
Love you and miss you forever,
Mom
Brenda Taylor
November 26, 2015
Well, this was the first big holiday without you sweetie, and it was hard. We ate a ton of food and laughed, but you were never out of our thoughts. There were just four of us, but I got a 25 pound turkey, because I know you hated small turkeys..."that's not a turkey, that's a chicken!" I left a couple of things off the menu, because you were the only one that ate them...pumpkin pie and jellied cranberry sauce. And you had to have the cranberry sauce sliced...it used to kill me to put that on the table, but whatever you wanted to have, we had.
I could have never imagined that to visit you on Thanksgiving, I would have to go to a cemetery.
Life will go on, we'll go on, but it will never be as bright, or as joyful or as full as it was when you were here with us.
Love you and miss you forever,
Mom
John
November 5, 2015
A few memories from our time at St. Rita's came back to me the other day and I couldn't help but smile, knowing that you're still here in spirit. I wish it didn't have to be this way, but I know that you are at peace now.
September 24, 2015
Sweet Michael, I was with Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Manaker & Mrs. McGraw today, as we journeyed into DC to see the Holy Father...we call carried yours and Randy's prayer cards, and we prayed the Holy Rosary twice, as well as the Divine Mercy Chaplet, for the two of you. When we received the Papal blessing, you and Randy received it as well, as both of you were there with us in spirit.
You continue to be so loved, and so missed, and so many people are praying for you.
Love to you always, until I see your sweet face again,
Mom
Graham Smith
September 16, 2015
I leave this online obituary open in my browser at all times so whenever I open the internet I see your smiling face mikey. The last month has been really hard and I think about you everyday, and it always helps me knowing you have my back upstairs.
Shades of Michael
September 14, 2015
September 13, 2015
I love you man miss you so much.
Brenda Taylor
August 30, 2015
Ten weeks in, and this past Friday, the ten week anniversary of you leaving us, is the first day I didn't cry. It was only one day, but step in the right direction. I miss you, and long to see your face and hear your voice as much as I did that first horrible day, but I'm learning to live with that pain, knowing that in return, you are finally at peace.
Love to you always,
Mom
August 7, 2015
Seven long weeks...it seems like a million years ago that I last heard your voice or your laugh...that I last saw that gorgeous smile...I miss you more every day, and will love you forever.
Love,
Mom
Brenda Taylor
July 15, 2015
Michael, I desperately miss your big hugs, your booming laugh, your beautiful blue eyes and your incredibly and always loud voice every minute of every day.
As I always told you, "You were born to make me laugh" and you did! Thank you for so many wonderful memories.
Love you now and forever,
Mom
CRISSY REILLY
July 13, 2015
Dearest Taylor families, we are saddened for all of you at your loved one's sudden passing. Candles were lit and prayers were offered in Michael's memory at the Cathedral of Our Lady and Consumed into Heaven in Galway, Ireland, Saint Mary of the Rosary in Cong, Ireland, de Grado de Familia and in Montserrat in Barcelona, Spain. May you find comfort in knowing these candles bring hope and our Lord's peace. Love Conor, Bridget, Brendan, Crissy and Pete Reilly
St Rita Parishner
July 11, 2015
RIP And God bless your family
Graduation June 2014
Brenda Taylor
July 4, 2015
Lynn Kearney
June 29, 2015
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Jessica,
I just found out; I am heartsick though I know God is with you and Michael. I can only imagine how much he grew up after I taught him freshman year, but I will always remember a boy who was incredibly likeable and who pulled at my heartstrings. He was so very special with his boundless good will and ready smile.
Thinking of you prayerfully,
Lynn Kearney
June 25, 2015
I am so sorry for the lose of such a sweet sole. My prayers are with you during this difficult time. Mother from class of 2014
June 25, 2015
Rest in Peace Michael
Michaleen Eife
June 24, 2015
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. Michael always was full of energy and laughter. He will be sorely missed.
Michaleen and Margee Eife
Stewart
June 23, 2015
May the hearer of prayer (Psalms 83:18) give you strength and peace at this time of your loss. May you always cherish the wonderful and precious memories of time spent with your loved one.
Judi Bruns
June 23, 2015
Our heartfelt prayers are with you during this time. Michael was such a fun loving kid and loved by many. May God give you peace and uphold you in His hands during this difficult time.
"For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling. that I may walk before God in the light of life." Psalm 56:13
Gayle Russell
June 23, 2015
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
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