A Memorial for Dave

I was lucky enough to become good friends with Michelle after wrapping up A Story For Jake. So when the county finally decided to put Dave's name on the fallen soldier's memorial I asked if I could cover it. It meant a lot to me to be able to witness how touched Michelle was by it all. And Jake, will someday understand what his father sacrificed to make this world a better place, and hopefully then he can come to this memorial and thank him.



Hillsborough County Commissioners presented Dave Taylor's family with a plaque honoring him during a bitter sweet Fallen Soldier dedication ceremony. Afterwards, wife Michelle Thresher Taylor and son Jake Taylor, 20 mos., spent a moment alone with the memorial marker where "Army Major David G. Taylor" was etched in stone, becoming the 30th soldier with Hillsborough County ties to be permanently remembered at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square in Tampa. "Especially with Dave being buried up in North Carolina, it's so nice to have a physical place to go, and feel closer to him," said his wife Michelle.