Monday, July 15, 2019

Lonn Taylor

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Lonn and me at Fort Davis



Lonn Taylor passed away on June 26th. Lonn was a distinguished historian, accomplished writer, and had an encyclopedic knowledge of Texas and Texans. His friend Joe Nick Patoski wrote a fine piece about Lonn's career for the Texas Monthly. Click here. There were a number of memorials and articles written about Lonn in the weeks after his passing. Marfa Public Radio, where Lonn regularly broadcast his Rambling Boy vignettes, sponsored a special show featuring memories of him. It was my honor to be one of the people who spoke during that program. Click here.  This is the article about Lonn's passing from the Big Bend Sentinel: click here. The Washington Post also carried an article about Lonn: Click here