Richard Bradley Taylor

Richard Bradley Taylor, 87, of Mansfield, Texas flew across the river on July 23, 2023. He was born in Cranberry, West Virginia on February 1, 1936 to Doricha Taylor and Paul Taylor. He married the love of his life, Dorothy West, April 13, 1957 in Orlando, Florida. Richard had a career in the United States Air Force. He served in the Air Force from February 1954 to May of 1983. He was honored to have participated in the support of Air Force One, Presidential Aircraft during John F. Kennedy’s tenure as president. He was preceded in death by his parents Paul Taylor and Doricha Taylor, wife Dorothy Taylor and one brother and three sisters. He is survived by his children, Cheryl Urlage, Christopher Taylor and Pamela Gamberger, grandchildren Lauren Gamberger, Travis Gamberger, Kristen Johns, Rebecca Urlage, Ian Taylor and Corin Taylor. Services for Richard Bradley Taylor will be held July 29, 2023 at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm Street, Mansfield, Texas at 2:00 pm in the Blessing Colonial Chapel. Private interment will follow at a later date in the Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery.