1. Family
Joe for his quick wit, intelligence, and love of his family.
Chrissy for her willingness to sacrifice for her family.
Ada for her cheery disposition
Ethan for his pursuit of intellectual development.
Elliot for his love of music and sports
Oliver for his impish smile.
Lisa for her achievements in yoga.
Rodney for his good natured love of all things good.
Lyla for her love of life
Eli for his creativity and fearless attempts at new things
Cub for his smile
Teresa for her willingness to allow others to fail.
Siblings for their Taylorness
Siblings-in-law for their patience with Taylors
NOTE: I just realized that of the 9 children born to Ancel & Virginia Taylor, not one of them has a relationship with a significant other that is on-going today. Divorce or death has eliminated them all; of the 3 remaining (Jack, Peggy, Ken), all are single today.
Cousins for their general acceptance of me as a gay man.
N & N for their general acceptance of me as a gay man.
1.a. Dead family
Dad for his example of how to live a true life.
Mom for her red cake.
Dan for his service to our country.
Bob for his love of science.
Tom for his love of me.
Kathy for her pursuit of knowledge.
Millie for her support during our childhood years; and for her calligraphy pursuits.
2. Friends
David for his love for me, an out gay man, and for his waking up to the reality of what Mormonism is.
Jeannie for her devotion to David.
Dr. Pruitt for his ability to teach while drawing his students along a better path.
George for his undying curiosity about almost everything.
Marie for her fights against cancer.
JC for his non-judgmental life.
Eric & Arno for their love for each other.
Woody & Emily for their courageous fight against her debilitating illness.
Barbara Schweiger for her love & support during puberty
2.a. Dead friends
Frank White for his musical talent & for teaching me what he could.
Sally Stephens for loving me in spite of my being a gay man.
Carolyn Sega for giving me some sort of confidence back in Jr. High School, by asking me to prom.
3. Self
For good health.
For a functioning brain.
For a comfortable and safe place to live.
For reliable means of transportation.
For books.
For modern technology (phones, internet, ext.)
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