OBITUARY
TAYLOR Howard Taylor, a longtime singles, pairs
and dance judge and a national referee, passed away suddenly at his home in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2012. He was 93. Howard was a member of the St. Moritz
ISC for more than 50 years. He was also an honorary member of U.S. Figure Skating’s Executive Committee and served on several committees for U.S. Figure Skating. He was a dedicated volunteer who served
on the club’s board of directors, including as its president. Over his many decades in sup- port of the sport of figure skating, he helped organize local skating competitions and shows, as well as national and international events held in the Bay Area. He also skated in many of the shows with his family. He shared some of his career highlights
in 1991 as part of the St. Moritz Ice Skating Club Oral History. “During my early days, when I was asso-
ciated with the club, we did occasionally put on a show where everybody got together and worked hard,” he said. “Everybody seemed to enjoy putting on these shows.” “It took some doing to get the award
of the 1969 North Americans,” he added. “It was through that competition that the club, for the first time, was able to receive some fi- nancial gain from putting on a competition. Up until then, the club was operating on low
funds. Shortly after that, we were fortunate to get the 1975 Nationals, which also gave the club some financial backing.” Howard was also one of the original or-
ganizers of the Central California Interclub As- sociation. His motto was “keep ’em skating!” and he remained supportive of skaters and skating activities for all levels. He was an ice dancer, competing at
the 1961 U.S. Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the junior level. “It was the year that the U.S. team was
on their way to Worlds when their plane went down in Belgium. That was a sad event and year for skating all around,” he said. In 1962, he and Aileen Kahre competed
at the U.S. Championships in Boston as se- niors. “We came out in the middle of the pack,”
he said. “The judges came back to say that we did a respectable job. It was quite an accom- plishment for me.” He was the beloved husband of Georgia, father of Donna, Georgia, Diana and Debra and brother of Don. Private funeral services will be held.
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