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Name
Bob Taylor
Position
Forward
Class
Senior
Hometown (Last School)
Covington, KY (High)
Ht
6'2"
Seasons
1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36
Birthday
January 17, 1914

Obituary – R.H. Taylor, ex-banker, dies, Kentucky Post (April 15, 1977)

Robert H. Taylor, 63, former northern Kentucky banker and civic leader, died Wednesday in Owensboro.

Taylor, who started his northern Kentucky banking career in the late 1940s, went to Owensboro National Bank in 1965 where he was vice-president and trust officer.

He was active in helping young people through his leadership with First Methodist Church, Covington; Northern Kentucky Young Men’s Christian Assn., and several other civic groups.

A WWII vet, Taylor entered the Army as a private in 1942 and left as a captain in 1945 after having served as member of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s staff.

A native northern Kentuckian, he graduated from University of Kentucky and entered the banking field in 1936 with First National Bank, Cincinnati.

No immediate survivors.

Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Memorials to Kentucky Wesleyan College or American Cancer Society.

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