Linda Segall Taffet passed away peacefully after a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. Linda opened and ran the Sylvan Learning Center for 26 years where she positively touched the lives of over 9000 students. A graduate of Sydney Lanier High School, she earned Master Degrees with honors from both the University of Oklahoma and Troy University. Linda was only the second woman president of Agudath Israel Synagogue. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Colonel Bob Taffet (ret), their three sons David (Christie), Jay (Moriah) and Jeff (Genie) plus 5 grandchildren; in addition, her siblings Bobby (Sandy) Segall, Lisa Segall (Rick) Goldstein and brother in law, Tim Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sig and Sara Segall, sister Tricia Segall Davis, and her first husband Captain Steve Melnick, killed in action in Vietnam. Donations in Linda’s memory may be made to the Agudath Israel Etz Ahem Children’s Fund, 3525 Cloverdale Rd., Montgomery, AL 36111.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Jay Empel, Gloria Miller, Jack Hasson, Esther Scheuer, Jack London, Mitchell Allen, Steve Clein, Marilyn Warner, Frances Fleishman, Murray Bern, Joy Blondheim, Martha Halbreich, Robert Stein, Pete Ginsburg, Arlene Goldstein, Nan Lavin, Teri Aronov, Steve Orange, Allen Stern, Alan Hackel and Fred Feinberg.
A graveside service is set for Monday, October 12, 3:30 pm at Greenwood Cemetery. A Facebook live stream will be available through Leak Memory Chapel Facebook page. Online condolences for the Taffet family may be shared at: www.Leak-MC.com
