HILDRETH S. TAYLOR, a member of the “Greatest Generation,” passed away peacefully at home on September 18, 2012. He joined Gulf Atlantic Distribution Services in 1940, at that time a Houston based subsidiary of Anderson, Clayton & Co., where he eventually retired as President after forty years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and also obtained a law degree.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife of seventy-one years, Betty Taylor; his two daughters, Diane Anderson and Vicki Taylor; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A private interment ceremony was held at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, attended by his immediate family and a few close friends.
