Vanderbilt University Law School

Class of 1955

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Richard Taylor passed away on January 26, 2007 at age 75. Taylor was the retired co-founder of the Nashville firm Taylor, Pigue and Marchetti (now Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & McCaskill). He was elected in 1963 to the original Metro Council, created as the governments of Davidson County and the city of Nashville were consolidated, and he served until 1971.

A graduate of Father Ryan High School who earned both undergraduate and law degrees at Vanderbilt University, Taylor was admitted to the bar in 1955. He served as counsel to the Catholic Diocese of Middle Tennessee and was active with the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Cumberland Heights and the Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee, among other organizations.

Surviving Taylor are his wife Caroline and sister, Patricia Ann Clucker, as well as sons Richard D. Taylor Jr., Geoffrey Alan Taylor, Stephen Scott Taylor, Mary Kathryn Bernasconi, thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Cumberland Heights or to the charity of one's choice.

Donald Hildebrand has now been retired several years after 42 years of trial practice in Nashville, and he now writes historical novels. "The Community House" was published by iUniverse, a Barnes and Noble publisher, on August 26, 2006 and is being sold through them and on Amazon.com. Donald also continues to produce and host a legal talk show on Nashville's Channel 19, called "Law: Cases & Comment."

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