Robert D. “Bob†Tayloe died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Bob was born in Salisbury, N.C. on Oct. 16, 1949. He grew up in Ahoskie, N.C. and has been a Chapel Hill resident most of his adult life.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and son, Daniel, of the home; his mother, Donna Wilson Tayloe, of Chapel Hill; his daughters, Tracey Brown and her husband, Bobby, of Ahoskie and Stacey Hale and her husband, Tony, of Fayettteville; his step-daughter, Deirdre Hatley, of Graham; and two grandchildren, Jameson and Elijah Brown. He was preceded in death by his father, Truitt Tayloe, his brother, Mike Tayloe, and his step-son, Chris Hatley.
Bob was a beloved husband, father and son. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, but his greatest joy in life was coaching and watching Daniel on the baseball diamond.