Charles George Taylor

Charles “Chuck” George Taylor, 88, passed away early Friday, February 10, 2023, in Sterling Heights, MI. Chuck was born the youngest of five children to Harry and Lillian (Couture) Taylor on February 25, 1934, in Detroit, MI. He grew up during World War II and was a reasonably good student except for some unexceptional grades in music. Chuck graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. After graduation, he worked as a janitor at Michigan Bell Telephone where he met the love of his life, Shirley D. Manick. At 20 years old, Chuck was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years at Fort Wayne in Detroit, MI and Fort Sill in Lawton, OK as a personnel administrator. Shirley and Chuck maintained their courtship through his military service and were married on August 20, 1955 In Wyandotte, MI. Both were devoted Catholics through their lifetime and Chuck served on the Parish Council at St. Augustine in Richmond, MI, CSA Spokesperson at St. A’s, St. John (Almont/Allenton) and St. Isidore in Macomb, MI, and Eucharistic Minister at all the parishes where they worshiped. The young married couple lived in Wyandotte, MI for several years and bought their first home on Capitol St. in Lincoln Park, MI. Chuck began work at Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company in the Information Systems department and attended college while working at the Detroit College of Business. Chuck received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a Major in Accounting and Minor in Social Science in 1964. During his lifetime career at Mich-Wich, he was one of the first people in the U.S. trained by IBM in COBOL programming in the early 1960s. Chuck rose through the ranks of the Information Systems department as a programmer and supervisor reaching the title of Director of Information Systems. He retired from Mich-Wich in 1982. He embraced retirement and never missed working. Chuck delved into his favorite hobbies including DIY projects, carpentry and electrical work, working with personal computers and traveling/spending life with Shirley until she passed from this life on November 3, 2014. The Taylors’ had six children over the course of fourteen years from 1958 to 1972, Charles (Chuck) Jr., James (Jim), Jeanine, Charlene (Annie), Mark and Jeffrey (Jeff). Chuck and Shirley raised their kids in Lincoln Park and eventually moved to Richmond, MI in 1972 after building their dream home. Chuck supported all his children in their activities and served as Little League Baseball President in Lincoln Park, and managed their baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He was a devoted, engaged and supportive Father and Dad. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, mom, Lillian, dad, Harry, and brothers and sisters, Dorothy Trussel, Bruce Taylor, Amy Dohnal, and Harry Taylor, Jr. He is survived by his six Taylor children, Chuck (wife - Laurie), Jim (wife - Cathy), Jeanine, Charlene, Mark (wife – Kori), and Jeff (wife – Donna); twelve grandchildren, Blake, Matthew, Adam, Amanda, Scott, Jennifer, Megan, Connor, Evan, Elizabeth, Christopher, and Isabel; seven great-grandchildren, Ethan, Ryan, Sadira, Hayden, Leo, Nico, and Elsie; and one great-great granddaughter, Samantha. Donations in his memory can be made in lieu of flowers to the American Cancer Society of Michigan, https://donate3.cancer.org, Beyond the Known, https://www.beyondtheknown.org, or https://www.unbound.org/ formerly the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging. Visitation for friends and family will be held on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 2:00p to 8:00p EST @ Wasik Funeral Home, 49150 Schoenherr Rd., Shelby Township, MI 48325. A Funeral Mass and a celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 (Chuck’s 89th birthday) at St. Isidore Catholic Church, (18201 23 Mile Rd., Macomb Twp., MI 48042). Chuck will lie instate starting at 9:30am EST until the time of mass at 10:00 am. Interment will take place on Monday, February 27th, at Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery in Flat Rock, MI.

Charles George Taylor

February 25, 1934 - February 10, 2023