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Mother and Father of Ben Taylor, Jr.

How do you thank hundreds of people?  Impossible to send thank you cards.  Impossible to even know some of the hundreds.  When you learn your son has touched so many peoples lives in one way or another, you are overwhelmed and amazed.

The City of Encinitas, yes.  The Fire Department Chief and the Fire Department Chaplain, yes.  The Firemen, and EMTs, yes.  All the different department heads, assistants, secretaries, staff, yes.  His boss, Shawn and his 'boys', yes.

The staff at the City of Encinitas Community and Senior Center Center, yes; that was a lot of chairs and tables and bleachers to set up and take down!  All the neighbors around the Center for being kind to those who found themselves having to park in front of their homes, yes.

To all our personal friends and families that attended; friends we haven't seen in years, but still remain 'friends', yes.

We are humbled and thank our Lord everyday for this amazing young man we were allowed to have in our lives for 49 years.  We knew he was special, we just didn't know how special he was to so many.

Thank you again from the bottom of our broken hearts.  Peace and love be with you all.

Ben and Jessie Taylor

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