Matt Taylor ’30

Matt Taylor, of Waynesville, N.C., died May 2, 1997. He was 88.

A native of Kenosha, Wis., he prepared at the Taft School and was a member of Tower Club. In 1931 he studied at Yen Ching U. in Peking. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1934, and was a member of the law firm of Taylor, Phillips and Taylor in Kenosha until 1949. He practiced tax and estate law in Milwaukee from 1949-64.

His military service included a stint in the artillery and military government from 1941-46. He was also director of courts and prisons in South Korea.

An active reservist and enthusiastic golfer, he spent considerable time in Delray Beach, Fla. While in Milwaukee he became the president of the Princeton Club of Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Betty A. Nelson Taylor.

Surviving are one son, George W.; one daughter, Richey T. Simmons; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. To all his family the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1930