Thomas "Tom" Taylor

Glendive, Montana: Thomas "Tom" Taylor, age 65, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with a Family and Friends Service being held at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A second visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Assembly of God Church in Glendive with Pastor Brad Kelly officiating. Interment will be in the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Tom was born on August 1, 1947 in Glendive a son of Fay and Edith (Dinardi) Taylor. He attended elementary school at the Sacred Heart School in Glendive and graduated from Dawson County High School with the class of 1965. Tom later attended Dawson Community College in Glendive. Tom joined the Glendive Fire Department, and proudly served the Glendive community for thirty years. He served as the Fire Chief of the Glendive Department from 1989 until 1998 when he retired. More recently Tom worked for Glendive Broadcasting as a sales representative since 2006. While employed there he was the statistician for the sports broadcasting of Dawson County High School and Dawson Community College games. Tom was united in marriage to LuRena "Lu" Scheetz on April 4, 2000 in Glendive and to this union one son was born. Tom was very active in the Glendive community, and he was a member of numerous organizations and had received many awards throughout the years. Tom had served as a member of the Glendive City Council, the Knights of Columbus the Glendive Chamber of Commerce and as an officer of the Glendive Elks Lodge #1324. Tom's recognition for his service in the Fire Department included the Distinguished Service Award in 1972 and the Glendive Fire Department Merit Award in 1979. He had also received the Elk of the Year award in 1985 and Glendive's Outstanding Citizen Award in 1986. Among many other things Tom was very active in the Dawson County Food Bank and cooking for the annual Teacher's Appreciation Dinner. He was also passionate about his church, the Assembly of God. Tom was in charge of transporting those in need to the community supper on Monday nights and also to the Royal Ranger and Missionette's service on Wednesday nights. Additionally, he would help sell fireworks to benefit the church every summer. Tom was a very proud member of his church's "Men of Promise" club. Tom had a love of all sports, but his favorite was baseball. He enjoyed coaching baseball and umpiring the games, which he did for many years. Some of Tom's hobbies included gardening, fishing and golfing. Tom had a big heart, and he loved giving to others and helping in any way that he could. The most important part of Tom's life, was his son Sean-Daniel who always came first. Sean-Daniel was his pride and joy and Tom supported him in all of his endeavors. Tom was preceded in death by his father, Fay Taylor, in 1957 and his mother, Edith Taylor, in 1989. Survivors include his wife, Lu Rathbun of Glendive; his son, Sean-Daniel Reese Taylor of Glendive; one brother, Gary Taylor and his wife Mary of Sylmar, California; and extended family, George Fager of Glendive, Montana. Memorials are suggested to: The Sean-Daniel Taylor Savings Fund % Community First Bank, 319 N Merrill Ave., Glendive, Montana, 59330. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com.

Thomas "Tom" Taylor

August 1, 1947 - December 6, 2012

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August 1, 1947 - December 6, 2012

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