Patricia Ann Taylor

Patricia Ann (Tabb) Taylor was born September 21, 1940, in Columbus, Mississippi, and was raised there by her parents, Sarah Pauline Olivia (Tucker) Davis and Charlie Davis. Though an only child, she grew up among many cousins, and close to her grandparents and other relatives in Columbus, instilling in her a life long appreciation of, and dedication to, family, both nuclear and extended. Pat left Columbus to attend Tougaloo College near Jackson, MS, and it was there she met the upperclassman who would become her husband. William H, Taylor, Jr. and Patricia were married in 1961 in St. LOuis, MO. Two children were born of this union: a son, Brett A. Taylor, and a daughter, Andrea Lynne Taylor. They too grew up among family, including Pat's parents, who moved to St. Louis to join their only child and her growing family. Loving care and kinship were shared across these three generations, and then extended into a fourth, as Pat continued to live and embody her love of family as an extraordinary grandmother to her two grandsons, Aidan and Liam, here in St. Louis. Pat was dedicated and accomplished in her professional life as well. She completed her bachelor's degree in social work at St. Louis University in 1963 and received her Master of Social WOrk degree from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis in 1973. She was among the first Licensed Clinical Social Workers in the state of Missouri. A skillful psychotherapist and mental health professional, she provided encouragement, advice, and a shining example to may in her roles as colleague, supervisor, teacher, and mentor. Both of her children followed her educational and professional lead: Brett is an orthopedic surgeon and Lynne is a clinical psychologist. Pat started her own business, Behavioral Psychotherapists & Consultants, Inc. (BPAC) in 1989, and ran a thriving private practice for more than a quarter century, seeing clients up until the week before her death. Patricia Ann Taylor is survived by her husband, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, grandsons, and a host of relatives and friends who make up the family she so cherished. Pat's spirit was a bright and loving light that provided illumination, warmth, and energy to all those it touched. It will live in each of you.

Patricia Ann Taylor

September 1, 1940 - February 23, 2016