ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 23
BY REPRESENTATIVE JIM MORRIS
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Jim M.
Taylor, retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel.
WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn
of the death on April 23, 2018, of Jim M. Taylor, lieutenant colonel, retired, United States
Air Force; he was seventy-one years old; and
WHEREAS, Jim Taylor earned a bachelor's degree from Sul Ross State University
and a master's degree from Texas Christian University; he served twenty-two years in the
United States Air Force, and during his long military career, he was assigned from the office
of the Air Force Inspector General as a B-52 radar navigator and instructor in the Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics TR-1/U-2 aircraft; he retired from military service in 1992; and
WHEREAS, after his Air Force retirement, Jim Taylor worked in the Caddo public
school system, where he was a history teacher until 2008; Jim enjoyed fishing and hunting;
and
WHEREAS, Jim leaves a legacy of humor and fond memories of a life well lived to
his wife of forty-six years, Shelly; their daughter, Heather Watkins, and her husband Jeff;
their son, Wes, and his wife Annette; and his granddaughters and nephews.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express deepest sympathies and sincere condolences
to the family of Jim M. Taylor and does hereby offer best wishes and hopes for comfort to
those who mourn his passing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Shelly Taylor.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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