Tena H. Taylor, of Lake Jackson, Texas was born, Thursday, June 30, 1938 in Orange, Texas to Willie Cecil and Pearl A Peveto Hennigan and died at home, with her loving family at her side, on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the age of 72 years, 11 months and 25 days. One of Tena’s greatest joys in life was her grandchildren, who lovingly referred to her as “Day-Day”. She had many varied interest, including her cats, sewing, embroidery and crocheting. She loved music, especially Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Shopping was a pastime (Wal-Mart!), as was jigsaw puzzles and traveling (special memories of Colorado and Seattle). She was fascinated by history, John F. Kennedy, cowboys and Indians and loved horses and log cabins. She always told the grandchildren that she ate her favorite thing, chocolate, right before bed, so that she may have “sweet dreams”! Tena worked many years as an Administrative Assistant with Dow Chemical Company, Boeing and NASA. She is preceded in death by her parents, the father of her children; William T. Taylor, Sr. She is survived by her children; Connie Kolaja and her husband, Ken, of Lake Jackson, Texas, Tena K. Taylor of Memphis, Tennessee, Tallie Taylor Fine and her husband, Bill, of Lake Jackson, Texas, William T. Taylor, Jr. and his wife, Monique, of Snook, Texas; grandchildren, Kara Kolaja and her husband, Josh, Talia Fulsom and her husband, Matthew, SGT Keith Ford and his wife, Nakky, PFC Will Taylor, Kristina Taylor, Holly Taylor, Amie Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Jacob Taylor; great grandchildren, Alyssa Closs, Haylie Markgraf, Kathryn Fulsom and a sister, Jamey Mayo and her husband, Bo, of Hemphill, Texas.
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