"My father passed away after a hard fought battle over the past 3 months with Melanoma. Watching him suffer was the hardest thing for our family, but Dad was a great man and taught us so much by the life he lived. We don?t win every battle we fight, but my amazing father won the war, and he taught me how to withstand the greatest enemy. My Dad was the forgotten American man that President Trump worked so hard for. My Dad grew up with very little, but with a faith in God and dreamed the Great American Dream. He worked every job from riding a bike delivering newspapers, to factory work, to construction work, and all in between, while trying to go to school. He was drafted at age 20 to go to war in Vietnam and served our country in the Navy. He lost friends there just like many did. He met a girl after his service, when he went back to college, married my Mom, and had a little girl named Marjorie. He couldn?t finish school, but proudly went to work to support his family. With only a truck and a ladder, he tirelessly worked and eventually built a thriving construction company that put a roof over our heads, fed us, clothed us, and Dad provided our families every need. My Dad had the strongest hands I?ve ever known. They held me as a baby, carried me, swung me, threw me in the air, lifted me to ride on his shoulders.. They taught me to tie my shoes, ride a bike, throw, catch, and hit a ball, and fish.. They taught me how to drive a car, drive a boat, and sail a sailboat.. I watched his hands build amazing things with his tools.. Measure, snap a chalk line, cut, hammer all the nails in with one swing, climb the ladders, load the trucks.. I watched his hands write, calculate, and carefully bid projects on all the many blueprints.. They typed, wrote, and published books.. They created inventions and that even got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.. They took care of my mother and held her tight and loved her so.. But the greatest thing my father?s hands ever did was they taught me how to pray.. My Dad?s big strong hands put my tiny hands together when I was young and introduced me to God.. Last night, the Mighty Hands that formed and created my Dad?s hands, and the wonderful man that my father is, lifted him up and took him home to heaven. We rejoice that his pain is gone and he has been set free! Dad, you were the greatest Dad on Earth and I know you will be fighting for us and looking over us from Heaven. I love you and I can?t wait to see you again!"
In loving memory of
Robert "Bob" David Taylor
February 21, 1947 - April 12, 2021
Robert David Taylor, "Bob," beloved and treasured husband, father, Papa, and friend to everyone he met, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2021, at his home after a hard-fought battle with a terrible foe, Melanoma cancer.
Our souls were torn apart watching him suffer and slowly die with cancer, but oh he lived life to the fullest and then some, in his 74 years, and left us all with the greatest memories of love, laughter, and amazing adventures of all kinds.
Bob was born, the youngest of three children, in Detroit, Michigan on February 21, 1947 to Michael and Doris Taylor.
The son of a Steel Mill worker, he grew up with very little, but had a tremendous faith in God and a belief in the Great American Dream.
He worked every job from riding a bike delivering newspapers, to fry cook, to factory work, to construction work, and all in between, while trying to go to school and compete on his high school wrestling team and even winning state.
Bob attended Northern Michigan University for several years, then was drafted at age 20 to go to war in Vietnam and served our country in the Navy. Bob worked in radio communications on the USS Paricutin and received good remarks from all of his commanding officers.
After his service, he went back to college at Eastern Michigan University. Bob worked every summer hanging siding to pay for college, but God had another plan.
He met a beautiful girl named Delle, through a mutual friend and married Delle on October 26, 1973, and had a daughter named Marjorie and a son named David.
Bob never finished college, but instead proudly went to work to support his family. With only a truck, a ladder, and his tools to start, he tirelessly worked and eventually built a thriving construction company called Taylor Construction that became well known all over the south for quality workmanship and good customer service.
Later on in his career, Bob changed his interest to financial investments and forecasting technology. Bob published his first book called Ops Time, about the science and study of human behavior in relation to gravity.
Bob continued his study on this discovered science, and developed a computer program in financial forecasting that later led to him being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in Economics in March of 2000.
Bob then wrote and published his second book called Paradigm, which was a fictional thriller, with his scientific forecasting invention woven in the story.
Bob proved that you don't have to graduate from college to achieve the American Dream. It was actually through tenacity and a hard work ethic that led him to be a successful business owner in the construction industry, a published author, and an inventor with high honors.
But that is not all he did.
Bob packed in a tremendous amount of time dedicated to his family and enriched all of our lives with fun in every way.
With seemingly amazing tireless energy, Bob was a dedicated father who played with his children, coached baseball and softball, jumped on the trampoline, swam, skied, roller skated and ice skated, rode bikes, go-carts and four wheelers, had an endless supply of firecrackers and water balloons, rode roller coasters, watched and enjoyed every good movie over and over, told the greatest stories, caught lightening bugs, showed us the moon, stars, and the Big and Little Dipper, and brought us wonton soup and sore throat spray every time we were sick.
Then when Bob became a grandfather, he took his wisdom of life, his never-failing love, and his gift of creativity and fun, and took it all to the next level and became the best grandfather in the world to Lauren, Taylor, and Derek.
Bob also managed to travel all over the world with his wife Delle and even hike part of the Appalachian Trail. His most impressive talent was the uncanny ability to be able to eat a seemingly unlimited amount of chocolate, candy, and cake without really gaining a pound, and he always shared with whoever was sitting close by.
Bob never bragged, was always humble, and was kind to every single soul he met.
Bob is survived by his wife, Delle Taylor, his daughter Marjorie Greene and son in law Perry Greene, his son David Taylor and daughter in law Susan Taylor, and his three grandchildren Lauren, Taylor, and Derek Greene.
Flowers can be sent to Ingram Funeral Home at 210 Ingram Avenue, Cumming, GA 30040.
The family will receive family and friends at Ingram Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Avenue, Cumming, GA 30040, on Wednesday April 14, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at The Church of the Good Shepherd at 3740 Holtzclaw Rd, Cumming, GA 30041, on Thursday April 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be after the funeral service at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens at 1390 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to https://www.mskcc.org/ the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia in charge of arrangements.
Tributes
"Papa was such a good kind hearted man that I had the pleasure of knowing the past 2 and a half years of my life. He treated me like a grandson and was such a great father to so many people and I will always love, and hold onto the fun memories made with him. My favorite quote from him ,and one I?ll never forget ? you are 6?5 310 pounds. Please don?t set on my granddaughter?. RIH papa we love you. "
"Papa was such a good kind hearted man that I had the pleasure of knowing the past 2 and a half years of my life. He treated me like a grandson and was such a great father to so many people and I will always love, and hold onto the fun memories made with him. My favorite quote from him ,and one I?ll never forget ? you are 6?5 310 pounds. Please don?t set on my granddaughter?. RIH papa we love you. "
"Bob will be missed by all of us but up in heaven with Mama, Big Granny, Nat & rest of our family doing well ?"