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Taylor read the initial manuscript for Louisiana Tech Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisiana,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

Taylor read the initial manuscript for Louisiana Tech Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisiana,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

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==Other activities==

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Taylor died at the age of eighty-seven. His services were held on May 18, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in downtown Ruston. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=taylor/>​

Taylor died at the age of eighty-seven. His services were held on May 18, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in downtown Ruston. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<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/>

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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==References==

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