Patty Taylor died Dec. 19 at the University of New Mexico Medical Center, surrounded by family. 

Patty was known as someone who could never say no to a friend or a pet, an avid reader and skier and devoted mother and grandmother.  Since the time her grand-daughter, Kayla, was an infant, Taylor lovingly reared her. She enrolled her in a Montessori school in Albuquerque and saw to it that she had lessons in skiing, gymnastics, dance and piano and the two attended Highlands Presbyterian Church. Her Youngman family was a close one, taking vacations with their children, celebrating holidays together and visiting frequently.

She was pre-deceased by her former husband, Forbes; and her father, DeLyle R. Youngman. Survivors include her granddaugher, Kayla Lopez; mother, Betty Youngman; siblings Kathy Mosteller, Roy Youngman, Nancy Provolt, and Tom Youngman; adopted daughter Ivy Taylor and grandson Alex Gregory.  

Additional survivors are nieces and nephews Jennifer Smalley, Christopher Mosteller, Audrea Johnson, Corey McKeown, Bonnie Tankovich, Eric Provolt, Kyle Youngman; brother-in-law Richard Provolt, sisters-in-law Terry Youngman and Jody Youngman as well as beloved aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends.