He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, and son, Brent Taylor. He is survived by his loving bride of 63 years, Curtistine (Curt) Taylor, daughter Karen Smith, grandchildren, JaNae, Denver, Conner and numerous friends.
Rich was born and raised on a small farm in Roswell, New Mexico. He received his bachelor’s at New Mexico A&M University and his masters at Auburn University. Rich joined the United States Air Force, where he proudly served his country for 20+ years until his retirement as a Lt. Colonel. After retirement, he worked at what started as National Bank of Fort Sam Houston, and retired as Senior Vice President at Bank of America. Rich was a true man of faith and he was devoted to the Lord. He was very active at MacArthur Park Church of Christ where he served as an Elder. The family would like to thank Brookdale Memory Care for their love and compassionate care of Rich for the past three years.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020 at 10am at MacArthur Church of Christ.
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