PATRICK TAYLOR Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 12 Nov 2004 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ============================= November 09. 2004 12:13PM Patrick Taylor [Photo] Patrick F. Taylor, 67, a native of Beaumont, Texas, and resident of New Orleans, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. Visitation will be from 4 to 10 p.m. today at Gallier Hall on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans and from 9:30 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Ecumenical service will be at noon Wednesday at the church. Private burial will be at Patrick F. Taylor Cemetery at Circle Bar Ranch in Foxworth, Miss. He is survived by his lovely wife of 39 years, Phyllis Miller Taylor of Abbeville; his mother, Sibyl Parlin Taylor Gayman of Beaumont; his father, Alex Taylor of Beaumont; one brother, Michael P. Taylor of Houston; and one sister, Barbara G. Stevenson of Ontario, Calif. He was president, CEO and sole-owner of Taylor Energy Company and the creator of the Taylor Plan (TOPS). He was recently recognized as the first and only billionaire from Louisiana by Forbes 400, The Richest People in America. As a poor kid from east Texas, he had never chosen to publicly emphasis his wealth, but would want to be recognized for his contributions to education, law enforcement, military and community activities. He received awards and honors from many organizations including the U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Corps League, Department of the Navy, Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S. Olympic Committee, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, National Brotherhood of Christians and Jews, NAACP, Urban League Society of Petroleum Engineers, Caring Institute, Kiwanis International, Rotary International, Volunteers of America, Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge and the National Football League. Pope John Paul II bestowed upon him the Medal of Bencmerente, the highest award given by the Vatican to a non-Catholic. Numerous local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Customs Service and the U.S. Secret Service have cited Taylor's efforts. He also received several Honorary Doctorates from colleges and universities. He served on various boards of national charitable foundations as well as the National Petroleum Council. In lieu of flowers, request that donations be sent to the Greater New Orleans Foundation, 1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 100, New Orleans, LA 70130, in the name of the New Orleans Police Department Education Fund. All donations will be matched dollar for dollar from the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. Bultman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.