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==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==
On April 18, 1946, Taylor married the former Evelyn Marie Bast of Oakland County, [[Michigan]].<ref name=mphfjt/> The couple had one son, Terry J. Taylor (born 1947).<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1972–1973,'' p. 3131.</ref> Terry Taylor is a veteran of the [[United States Air Force]] and a retired Delta Air Lines]pilot. In 2007, he was a flight and ground instructor with Sporty's Academy at the Clermont County Airport in Batavia, [[Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nafinet.org/news.aspx?id=444|title=June 2007 Master Instructors: Terry Jay Taylor|publisher=nafinet.org|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> He and his wife, the former Bernardine Hartley, reside in Batavia, near [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]. They have two children, Andrew Taylor of Gainesville, Florida], and Jennifer Taylor Williams of West Palm Beach, Florida.<ref name=taylor/> At some point prior to 1982, the marriage to Evelyn ended.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1982–1983, p. 3266.</ref> Thereafter by 1988 or earlier, Taylor had wed the former Linda Lou Kavanaugh.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1988–1989,'' Vol. 2, p. 3056.</ref>
On April 18, 1946, Taylor married the former Evelyn Marie Bast of Oakland County, [[Michigan]].<ref name=mphfjt/> The couple had one son, Terry J. Taylor (born 1947).<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1972–1973,'' p. 3131.</ref> Terry Taylor is a veteran of the [[United States Air Force]] and a retired Delta Air Lines pilot. In 2007, he was a flight and ground instructor with Sporty's Academy at the Clermont County Airport in Batavia, [[Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nafinet.org/news.aspx?id=444|title=June 2007 Master Instructors: Terry Jay Taylor|publisher=nafinet.org|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> He and his wife, the former Bernardine Hartley, reside in Batavia, near [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]. They have two children, Andrew Taylor of Gainesville, Florida], and Jennifer Taylor Williams of West Palm Beach, Florida.<ref name=taylor/> At some point prior to 1982, the marriage to Evelyn ended.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1982–1983, p. 3266.</ref> Thereafter by 1988 or earlier, Taylor had wed the former Linda Lou Kavanaugh.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1988–1989,'' Vol. 2, p. 3056.</ref>
Claybrook Cottingham, R. L. Ropp's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president, also had previous ties to Louisiana College, where he was the second president of the institution from 1910 to 1941, before he came to Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Cottingham, Claybrook C.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> Taylor was a Louisiana Tech student during Cottingham's first year as president there. Cottingham's tenure at Louisiana College hence preceded Taylor's academic career.
Claybrook Cottingham, R. L. Ropp's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president, also had previous ties to Louisiana College, where he was the second president of the institution from 1910 to 1941, before he came to Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Cottingham, Claybrook C.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> Taylor was a Louisiana Tech student during Cottingham's first year as president there. Cottingham's tenure at Louisiana College hence preceded Taylor's academic career.
Taylor's eulogy, delivered by Sidney "Sid" Moreland, IV, recalled that Louisiana Tech students "were fortunate enough to pursue their education under the leadership of Jay Taylor… He epitomized the grace, humility, vision, and the intellectual depth that only a great university deserves. He made us all believe in that greatness and the gift of his tireless work lives on in all of us who were served by him, and blessed that he was ours…"<ref name=taylor/>
Taylor's eulogy, delivered by Sidney "Sid" Moreland, IV, recalled that Louisiana Tech students "were fortunate enough to pursue their education under the leadership of Jay Taylor… He epitomized the grace, humility, vision, and the intellectual depth that only a great university deserves. He made us all believe in that greatness and the gift of his tireless work lives on in all of us who were served by him, and blessed that he was ours…"<ref name=taylor/>
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