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Jean P. Taylor
In Memory of
Jean P.
Taylor (Peterson)
May 6th, 1921 -
September 29th, 2016

Obituary for Jean P. Taylor (Peterson)

Jean P.  Taylor (Peterson)
Jean Peterson Taylor died at age 95 on September 29, 2016 with her daughter Julie Taylor at her side. She died at her home in Cambridge, MA with hospice care after a short illness following a stroke.

Jean was born in Mason City, Iowa in 1921 to Archie Leonard Peterson and Nancy Blair Barr Peterson. A graduate of Iowa State, she moved to Schenectady, NY to accept a job as a chemist at General Electric in World War II. She married Alfred Boyce Taylor in 1945, and they had three children before moving to Garden City, NY: Peter Lee Taylor, Deborah Jean Taylor, and Julie Ann Taylor. Jean worked for 35 years in medical biochemistry laboratories, retiring at 75 as a biochemistry lab supervisor at Nassau County Medical Center.

She was always reading mysteries, biographies, and novels, and was an avid bridge player. She loved Cape Cod and walking at Fresh Pond in Cambridge and Jones Beach in NY. She loved music, and sang with the Long Island Choral Society for many years. In their retirement, Jean and her late husband Al had delighted in learning to snorkel in the Caribbean. Jean always remained open to new people and new experiences, making many friends in her 90’s when she moved to assisted living at The Cambridge Homes.

She is survived by her daughter Julie Taylor (and her partner Michael Aziz), her son Peter Taylor (and his wife Lois Taylor), and her brother Edward Barr Peterson (and his wife Eva Peterson) of Donauwoerth, Germany; her husband Al died in 2003 and her daughter Debby died in 2013. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jennifer Taylor Fisher of Mendham, NJ and Christina Taylor Lee of Scottsdale, AZ, four great-grandchildren (Katie, Zachary, Jenna, and Zoey), and her nieces, Kay Peterson of Rockville, MD and Heike Peterson Seelig of Donauwoerth, Germany, and their children (Katja, Felix, Lea, and Lukus). A memorial service was held October 11, 2016. Donations may be made in her memory to Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA 02138.
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