Ronald Francis Taylor, Jr.

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06c8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Member of Buckskin Council #617</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Charter</B></div> <div> <B>March 29, 1917</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Founder</B></div> <div> <B>Don B. Lowe</B></div> <div> <I><B>1891 - 1975</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Scoutmaster</B></div> <div> <B>Tom Dukas</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boy Scout Troop 3 in Parkersburg, West V"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Boy Scout Troop 3 in Parkersburg, West Virginia </B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boy Scout Troop 3 in Parkersburg, West V"><U><I><B>Home</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>Ronald Francis Taylor, Jr.</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Ronald Francis Taylor, Jr.</I></div> <bR> <div> On Monday, May 4, 2020, Ron Taylor, 81, one of the great leaders and long-time mentors of Troop 3, passed away peacefully at this home, after a battle with Renal Carcinoma.</div> <bR> <div> Ron graduated from Parkersburg High School, class of 1956, in his hometown of Parkersburg, West Virgina. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, class of 1960.</div> <bR> <div> After graduation he married his high school sweetheart, Anne Virginia Goudy, was hired by Proctor& Gamble, and began an adventure that would set them traveling, building, and raising their family.</div> <bR> <div> After 34 years, in 1994, Ron retired from Proctor & Gamble and began to more fully enjoy his true passions in life; his family, golf and the Boy Scouts of America. He was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 3 since as a young boy in 1949 until the day of his death. He had a great love of the outdoors and Scout camping trips and became an Eagle Scout on September 14, 1954. He went on to become Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 3 for over 50 years. Ron hiked several sections of the Appalachian Trail, completed the high adventure trek at the Philmont Scout Ranch, earned his Fifty-Miler Patch, a Silver Beaver, and attended over 500 campfires! </div> <bR> <div> In 2017 he authored and published <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priceless Memories"><U>"Priceless Memories of Troop 3: The adventures, history, and traditions of an iconic 100-year-old Parkersburg, West Virginia Boy Scout Troop"</U></A>, available on Amazon through the Troop's website.</div> <bR> <div> Aside from scouting, Ron held a big place in his heart for his favorite golf course,<A HREF="https://www.obannoncreek.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.obannoncreek.com/"><U> O'Bannon Creek Golf Club of Loveland</U></A>, Ohio, where he has served as President of the Club, and enjoyed playing in leagues and tournements with his son, Doug, also an alumni of Troop 3.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>