NA/PA/DL S/O John F. Taylor

Update:  The following information is from the Spruce Creek Flying Club.  

From: SC Flying Club [mailto:sprucecreekflyingclub@gmail.com]  

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-journalonline/obituary.aspx?n=john-f-taylor&pid=175299298&fhid=24274

John Taylor will be honored in a graveside service at the South Florida National (VA) Cemetery, 6501 N. State Road 7 (Rte: 441) Lake Worth, FL 33467 on Friday 7/17/2015 at 10:15A.  When you turn into the Cemetery go to the Administration Guard House.   They will direct you to the appropriate of 7 lanes to place your car.  They will provide a leader for a caravan to the gravesite.

The best way to drive to the Cemetery is to take I-95 to the Fort Pierce exit and then transition to the Florida Turnpike.  Exit the Turnpike at Lake Worth Road and proceed west to N St. Road 7.  Turn left on State Road 7 (Rte 441) and proceed south.  The Cemetery will be on your right south of Lantana Road.

In lieu of flowers Kathy Taylor has requested that contributions be made to either the Halifax Health- Hospice of Volusia/Flagler or The Wounded Warrior Project..

Halifax Health-Hospice online at www.hovf.org  choose "donate" or 3800 Wood Briar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129, Ph: 386-322-4701

Wounded Warrior Project online at woundedwarriorproject.org/donate or by mail to PO Box 758517 Topeka, KS 66675

Marcia

~ IN MEMORY ~

NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Engineer S/O John F. Taylor

February 1, 1940 ~ July 12, 2015

USAF Veteran, John joined National Airlines and made the mergers with Pan Am and Delta.  John's hire date is shown as 

02-28-1966 and he retired with 

Delta Air Lines in 2000 as a Second Officer based 030/ATL.  Survived by his wife Kathy personal condolences may be sent to

60 Lazy Eight Drive , Port Orange  FL 32128-6775  ...  (386) 233-3272

Please see more information below.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

From: Steve Mills Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:18 PMSubject: Sad News-NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Engineer John F.Taylor

The note below is from John's son JT. 

Condolences may be mailed to:

Mrs. Kathy Taylor

60 Lazy Eight Drive

Port Orange, FL 32128

Note service details scheduled for July 17, 2015. A local Celebration of Life may be held some time in the future. When those details are available I will pass them along. Our thanks to Captain Neal Waldron for notice of John's passing.

Mr. Mills,

Thank you for your phone call and kind words.  I have attached my father's obituary per your request.  Please feel free to pass the information along.  I have included my cell # below if anyone has questions regarding the service.  

Sincerely,

John T. Taylor (J.T.) 

Cell# 954-483-8884

John F. Taylor passed away peacefully on Sunday July 12^th surrounded by family.  He is survived by his beloved wife Kathy, brother Jim (Shirley), two sons Bryan and John (Vicki), and grandchildren Grady and Ryan. John was born in 1940 to Clara and John Taylor of Knoxville, TN.  He served in the Air Force were he found his love for aviation. He later earned his A&P license at George T. Baker which led to his first aviation job at National airlines performing aircraft maintenance.  John went on to become a professional flight engineer at National, Pan Am and Delta Airlines with a career spanning more than 33 years.  His passion for aviation would last a lifetime were he continued to fly with a private pilot’s license and build two of his own experimental aircraft.  John and Kathy retired in the Spruce Creek aviation community located in Port Orange where he enjoyed spending time with their many friends that shared the same passion for aviation. John lived a full and rich life filled with travel, food and family.  In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting a donation be made to Halifax Health Hospice, Port Orange Care Center or the Wounded Warrior Project.  Funeral services will be held at the South Florida VA National Cemetery located at 6501 S. State Road 7, Lake Worth, FL 33467 on July 17th, 2015 at 10:45am.