Patrick F. Taylor
| Patrick F. Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 12, 1937 Beaumont, Jefferson County Texas, USA |
| Died | November 6, 2004 (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Patrick F. Taylor Cemetery at Circle Bar Ranch in Foxworth in Marion County, Mississippi |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Petroleum businessman |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Miller Taylor (married c. 1965-2004, his death) |
| Children | No children |
| Parent(s) |
Alex Taylor |
Alex Taylor
Patrick F. Taylor (June 12, 1937 – November 6, 2004) was an American businessman, the founder and CEO of the independent oil company Taylor Energy Company.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Taylor received a full scholastic scholarship to The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. He attended Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In his sophomore year at LSU, Taylor joined the officer training program of the United States Marine Corps. A heart condition precluded his completion of the military course, and he was discharged from the USMC in 1959. He graduated from LSU with a degree in petroleum engineering and until 1966 worked for the Texas oilman John W. Mecom, Sr. Later he formed his own consulting and production company, before starting in 1974, with Mecom, the Circle Bar Drilling Company. The company was sold in 1979, at which time Taylor established his own oil company in New Orleans. One of the larger independent oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico, Taylor Energy explored for oil and produced oil and natural gas in federally-owned offshore waters.
Taylor had a strong interest in education and humanitarian causes. He developed and promoted the "Taylor Plan", adopted in Louisiana in 1998, which provides academically qualified students with state-paid tuition for college. The program is known as the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS. One of its co-authors was the Democratic state Representative Robby Carter of Greensburg in St. Helena Parish.
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