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Mary Ellen Theresa Provencher Taylor, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away January 26, 2007 in the comfort of her home and care of her loving family, ending her valiant fight with breast cancer. She was born on June 11, 1930 in North Adams, Massachusetts to Dr. Desire and Nora Provencher. She graduated from Drury High School, next obtaining her teaching degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. After teaching several years in New England, she met her future husband, J.V. Taylor, a Texan, and moved to Savoy, Texas. After a couple of years in the Texas Panhandle Dumas, the family moved to a farm outside San Antonio where she raised her seven sons and enjoyed her role developing young children¹s lives as a teacher at John Glenn Elementary . After raising her family and teaching for twenty years, she dedicated the rest of her life to her family, the community, helping others find God. She was instrumental in establishing the Coalition for Children, Youth, and Family now San Antonio Child Abuse Resource and Education Services as its Executive Director for many years, and led or supported other family support organizations, including Any Baby Can. She was recognized at the local, state, and national levels for her contributions. She had a unique ability to make everyone she touched feel very special and was loved by all. Family, friends, and Church were dear to Mary, and she enriched our lives and she will be remembered by all for her kind and generous spirit. She was a very devout Christian and was proud to be an Oblate, supporting the Oblates of the Benedictine Sisters in Boerne, Texas. She was a very active member of St. Brigid's Catholic Church and supported and participated in RCIA, Tuesday morning Bible Study, the St. Brigid¹s Development Committee, provided support and instrumental leadership on many church retreats, was a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. Her interests were wide and varied, and she enjoyed travel back to her native New England where she was affectionately known as Bootie¹ and international travel with family and dear friends. She rekindled her talents as a painter in her later years, painting landscapes and other subjects as her father had done. She is preceded in death by her parents Desire and Nora Provencher, her sister Anne of Tampa, Florida, and her brother Don of Florida. She is survived by her former husband, J.V. Taylor of Kingsland, Texas; sons and their spouses, Michael Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor of Minneapolis, MN, Stephen Paul Taylor of Dallas, Texas, Christopher Lee and Susan Taylor of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Andrew Martin and Sherry Taylor of Spring Branch, Texas, Gregory James and LaVern Taylor of Boerne, Texas, Kevin Francis Taylor of Divide, Colorado, Scott Evan and Valerie Taylor of Bulverde, Texas; 18 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of dear friends.

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Mary E. Taylor

June 11, 1930 - January 26, 2007