81R590 JGH-D
By: Hilderbran H.R. No. 21
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
memories of Sally Taylor of Blue Mountain Peak Ranch in Mason
County, who died on October 30, 2007, at the age of 60; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Taylor was born Sarah Vacher Hall on March 23,
1947, to Mike Hall and Sarah Putnam Hall in Brockton,
Massachusetts; she attended Thayer Academy in Braintree,
Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, Married in 1966 to Richard Taylor, Ms. Taylor raised
a child and worked full-time while attending Framingham State
College, from which she graduated in 1982; the Taylors subsequently
moved to the Big Sur country of California, where Ms. Taylor worked
as corporate controller for Cisco Systems from 1989 to 1995; she
also served on the boards of the Thayer Academy and the Conservation
Agency; and
WHEREAS, After her retirement at the age of 49, Sally Taylor
and her husband traveled the world, touring the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Africa by motorcycle; this adventurous
Texan further expressed her zest for life through her keen interest
in skiing, kayaking, skydiving, hang gliding, and automobile and
motorcycle racing; a lover of the outdoors, she also took great
pleasure in hiking, camping, and hunting; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, Ms. Taylor and her husband relocated to
Mason County and purchased a ranch, which they began developing
into a livestock, hunting, and ecotourism enterprise; in addition
to devoting countless hours to that undertaking, Ms. Taylor became
active in her new community, joining the Mason Chamber of Commerce,
the Red Hat Society, and the Mason Study Club; she also offered her
expertise in planning and budgeting to the City of Mason; and
WHEREAS, Sally Taylor lived a full and exciting life with
great enthusiasm, and the passion and commitment she brought to all
her endeavors have left a lasting imprint in the hearts of those who
knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sally Taylor and
offer sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
husband, Richard Taylor; to her son, Byron P. Taylor; to her mother,
Sarah Hall; to her father, Captain Mike Hall; to her brother,
Michael Hall, and his wife, Judy; to her grandson, Daniel William
Taylor; to her friend, Suzie Paris; and to her other relatives and
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sally
Taylor.