Thomas Arnold Taylor of San Antonio, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at the age of 95. He was born April 14, 1910, on Taylor Lane near Hondo, the son of Raymond J. and Sally Melissa (Crow) Taylor. He was one of 10 children. He attended school in Hondo and participated in all sports. He graduated from Hondo High School and he attended Baylor University a short while, during the great depression. He worked in the finance business in McAllen, Alice, Galveston, Lubbock, and Uvalde. During World War II, he was denied military service and he worked in the shipyards of California, building Liberty ships for the war effort. He settled in Del Rio in 1947 and was owner of three dry goods stores, in Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Del Rio and a director of Lions Club. He was awarded the Old Monarch certificate for 20 years of unselfish community service. He retired at age 65, closed his stores, and moved to San Antonio with his wife, Alice. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clinton J. Taylor, Edward A. Taylor, William L. "Toby" Taylor, Tony Travis Taylor, and Earmon R. Taylor; sisters, Rhoda May Windrow and Zonie Hoog. Thomas is survived by his wife Alice Jane (Kastanas) Taylor of San Antonio; sisters, Roseina DeMercurio of Red Bluff, CA, Dolly Posey of Seguin. A private interment service will be held at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section, officiated by Ross Chandler, pastor of First Baptist Church of Hondo.