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Three Generations of the Taylors

In the top row, from left: Dorothy Taylor (Beth’s mother); Hubert Taylor (her father); Daphne (Beth’s sister) and Beth as teenagers.  In the bottom row, Geoff Taylor (Beth’s brother), who committed suicide at age 14; Rick Thompson (her cousin), who died while serving as a Quaker relief worker in Vietnam; and, in a 1991 picture, Beth and her husband Bill with their three boys: Max (in Beth’s arms), Peter (waving) and Sam.