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March 10,2007
It is with a heavy heart that this message is sent. I just
rec'd a call from Gwynneth Bailey informing
me that Larry Sedell has died today in a one car automobile accident near
his home in Harrisville, Utah.
The cause is not yet known,
he had a heart attack either before or after the accident.
He ,sadly, did not
survive. He is survived by his wife and HHS classmate ,Kathy Bailey and his children, grandchildren.
His sister's , one of whom is our classmate, Judy Sedell.
Donna Freeman
Please visit the Guest Book for Larry J. Sedell.
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Gwynneth Bailey
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Obituary
Robert Newell Taft
Robert Newell Taft died November 26, 2006, of cancer at his Corpus
Christi home. Born November 7, 1948, in Honolulu, Hawaii,
he was
the son of Captain Donald M. Taft, Jr. (USMC retired), who
preceded him in death, and Helen Gene Manning Taft. He was
the
grandson of Lt. Colonel Donald M. Taft (USMC retired) and Winter
Marie Davis, Houston and Guy Stuart Manning
and Blanche DeArman
Heiling, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Bob attended Havelock High School in Havelock, NC, transferred and
then graduated from Richard King High School, where he played
on the
varsity golf team, and attended Del Mar College. He was general
manager with Red Carpet Car Wash, Inc. for over fifteen years
and later held quality control supervisory positions with Main
Tech International.
Bob brightened the lives of those who knew him with his warm sense of
humor and his kind and caring spirit. His random acts of
kindness,
even towards total strangers, earned him an invitational appearance on
the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1990. His lifelong
skill at
golf and his love of the sport won him both many friends and numerous
awards, including the North Shore Country Club
Men’s Championship in
2000. And, while most men are fortunate to have even a single talent
at which they excel, Bob was blessed
with two gifts that defined him
as a person: he was not only a superb golfer but he was also
truly gifted as a selfless husband and
soul mate to his beloved Lydia.
For his Lydia, there was no sacrifice too great, no interest unshared,
no term of endearment unspoken.
He made every day Valentine’s Day
and their home, her castle. Bob was proud of his
"Taft" heritage and assembled a large collection
of
historical, political, and genealogical memorabilia representing the
long and distinguished history of the family in America.
He is survived by his devoted wife Lydia Ann, his daughter
Amber (Kyle) Cook of Katy, his mother Helen Taft and his brother
Donald M. Taft III (Susan), of Corpus Christi and his sister Patricia
Matula (C.M.) of Clute. He is also survived by five
grandchildren:
Abigail, Madeline, Caleb, Seth and Micah Cook, of Katy;
nieces: Amy (Kenny) Koch of Corpus Christi and Wynter (Bill) Little
of Houston, and nephews: Josh (Erin ) Taft and Edward Taft
of Corpus Christi, Andrew Taft of Austin, Christian (Tomiko) Taft
of
Santa Barbara, California, Donald (Melondie) Matula of Loveland,
Colorado, Rusty (Diane), Billy (Evelyn) and Michael Matula
of Clute;
and cousins: Dr. William T. Lee (Sammie), New Braunfels,
Reverend Don Lee (Karen), Bandera and Michael S. Lee,
Corpus
Christi; grand nephews Kevin and Michael Koch, Justin, Lonni, Rodney,
Coy, Jake, Christopher, Brandy, Michael Matula
and Grace Little.
Friends and family are invited to commemorate Bob’s life at a
Memorial Service Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 1:00 PM at
Seaside Memorial Park Chapel, with Father Michael Cannon as celebrant.
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