October 22, 1926 â December 29, 2020
Thomas William âTomâ Taylor was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, to Isham William Taylor and Miriam Blanche Pearce Taylor, and passed away Dec. 29, 2020, at Sun Ridge Care Facility in Pendleton, Oregon.
Tom, his two sisters and brother were raised in North Powder, Oregon, and spent their summers living in lookout towers in and around Anthony Butte. Hunting, fishing, and life outdoors was instilled in him at an early age. It was his life-long passion.
After graduating from North Powder High School in 1944, he joined the U.S. Navy. He served as a gunner aboard the SS Taos Victory during World War II. His ship traveled to Hawaii, Australia, Guam and Calcutta, India, where they loaded and unloaded bombs. Tom was in Cape Town, South Africa, when Germany surrendered to the Allies.
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(NEW YORK) From the deadliest day in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic began to the mob of violent pro-Trump protesters that stormed the U.S. Capitol building, the news on Wednesday alone was almost too much to bear.
It piled on top of a seemingly never-ending drumbeat of grim news that has taken us through the nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic, a tense election season and ongoing racial unrest across the country.
The news has constantly played out live on our TVs, phones and tablets.
“Many communities and families have felt besieged the past four years and then we had COVID-19 and then watching these images,” Dr. Janet Taylor, a psychiatrist, said Thursday on
SDI Productions/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) A pro-Trump mob storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday played out live on TV, on phones, on tablets and on social media, readily available for kids to see.The unsettling protests, during which four people died, also came at a time when many children are home from school due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them possibly more exposed to the news and more likely to turn to parents with questions and concerns.Psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor and parenting expert and author Rachel Simmons appeared live on Good Morning America Thursday to offer advice on how parents can talk to children about the Capitol attack that is sparking conversations on everything from race to safety to how the country can begin to heal.Here are five tips:1. Validate your kids' feelings"First, we want to validate that these images are really disturbing," Simmons said. "It's OK for kids to feel scared and unsettled. We're not
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The unsettling protests, during which four people died, also came at a time when many children are home from school due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them possibly more exposed to the news and more likely to turn to parents with questions and concerns.