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Keith Taylor died in his sleep after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer. He was born in Atwood Indiana to Marion Ellisworth and Icie Delphia Taylor. He grew up in Beaverdam and graduated from Plymouth High School. Keith joined the Navy and became a CT. He was stationed at Adak, Okinawa, and Maine. It was while stationed in Maine that he met Bertha Abbott his wife of 64 years. They were married February 26 1953. After Maine Keith was stationed in Brazil, Puerto Rico and California. During the Cuban Missile Crisis he served on the USS Oxford. After the Oxford his final duty stations were Virgina, Panama, and the NSA. Keith rose through the ranks and retired as a LTJG.
After retiring from the navy he moved to California where he sold insurance. At the age of 50 he started running. At the age of 70 he completed his 4th marathon. When he retired from selling insurance at the age of 62 he embarked upon the next phase of his life. He became a professional comedian, author, and taught traffic school. Keith served as president for both San Diego Association for Rational Inquiry (SDARI) and U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association (NCVA).
He is survived by his wife Bertha. Children Reginald, Rebecca (Dow), Michael, Andrew, and Cynthia (McLarty). Grand Children Tammie (Wilson), Reginal Jr., Jeffrey (Dow), Melissa (deceased), Joseph, Brooke (Buckley), Olivia (McLarty), Taylor (McLarty). Great Grand Children Skylee (Wilson), Britany (Wilson), Cali (Wilson), Emma, Rlyan, Caragan (Buckley), and (Archer Buckley).
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1930 - 2017 (87 years)
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