Glen Earl Taylor

He was born July 1st, 1931 in Amarillo, Texas, to Earl Sloan Taylor and Loma Gladys Wheat. He grew up in Sweetwater, Texas. After graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1948, he attended the University of Texas. While there, he joined the Marine Reserves and was called to active duty during the Korean War as part of the Special Services, specializing in underwater demolition. During this time, he met and married his wife of nearly 64 years, Barbara Wilks.

After leaving the Marines, he returned to Austin, Texas where he completed degrees in Geophysics and Law at the University of Texas, later teaching Law at the University of Colorado­ Boulder. He then moved to Washington, DC, serving in the Justice Department as Head of the Lands and Minerals Division during the Johnson administration.

He then went to work for British Petroleum and was instru­mental in opening up the Alaskan Pipeline. He later moved from New York to the San Francisco area. While there, he worked for Natomas, staying with the company until moving to Houston in order to work with Tenneco. Moving to Austin in 1989, he became Chief Legal Counsel of Lower Colorado River Authority, helping to reorganize the company. He worked there until retiring in 1997. He and Barbara were able to travel to many places, including Russia, Switzerland, France, Morocco, The Netherlands, and more. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughters Jessica Taylor, Jennifer Bridges, and Hillary Branda, as well as his sisters Linda Duncan and Patty Walker. Glen also had four grandchildren: Katie, Vicky and Emily Bridges, and Harrison Taylor-Zimmerman and many nieces and nephews.

His intelligence and dry sense of humor will be deeply missed by family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Weed-Corley-Fish Lake Travis, 411 Ranch Road 620 South in Lakeway.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center,Safe Place Austin, The Alzheimer 's Society and Hospice Austin or a charity of your choice. Alzheimer's Association www.Alz.org Safeplace www.Saveplace.org Southern Poverty Law www.splcenter.org Hospice Austin www .hospiceaustin .org