It’s been 2 years - your eyes and beautiful smile continue to show from your spirit….you continue to stay alive in our hearts & thought daily. Keep shining down on us as the princess that you are ❤️❤️❤️

Baby Girl, you’re in my thoughts & prayers… many days are flooded w/special memories made w/you my forever T.A.Y. You certainly left your thumbprint on my heart… love miss you much

Taylor,
We remember and celebrate you today. What an awesome life you were beginning to have! Beverly, Bruce, Dontez, Little Bruce and family, take heart! We love you dearly. Her essence still lives on in you and all of us.

Miatta

Happy Birthday Taylor, love and miss you so much. Diana and I got married last weekend, sad to know you weren’t there. Made sure to have some Jameson at the bar

Everyday you are missed Monkeybutt. Keep watching over all of us. This life is not the same, but we are going to keep pushing.

Taylor
I thought of you today. Keep being a beautiful Angel ️️

Our beautiful daughter, Taylor! Seeing you as a young girl at the Rec Center is still so fresh in my mind. Heartfelt condolences to you, Beverly and Bruce, Bruce and the family.
I've just returned from overseas and decided to try and locate you all once again. I never imagined that the trail would lead to this! All of this just underscores the importance of loving and supporting each other and staying in touch!
Sending you lots of love. May the peace of God strengthen and uphold you. Miatta

Happy Heavenly Birthday Taylor,
Still cannot grasp the fact you are no with us. I will forever remembering all the trips back from Calvary Road Christian School with you and Shar singing, laughing and playing. Lots of great memories especially you helping your mom with Shar's Bridal Shower. Thinking of you and remembering your beautiful smile.

RIP,
Jean Bell

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY BEST FRIEND! 

Happy Birthday Monkeybutt! I hope you are enjoying your day and celebrating like you always do. We all miss you dearly and wish you were here. Keep watching over us and guiding us. I hope you have the best heavenly birthday. I love you!

Missing you so much! I heard your voice for senior night. I could feel your presence when mom was helping Kennedy with prom. Graduation next Friday and you will be right there. We will have a graduate of Woodbridge Senior High school! Your Kimmy has made you proud!

Hello Sweet Taylor,

I can’t believe it’s been a year....your presence is here very strong and your love ones miss you so much. Thank you for your sweet spirit continue to rest in paradise sweetie. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Good Morning Beautiful,

Crazy to know its one year already, hope you getting enough rest. We miss you down here. Sad to know this was my first bday without you and them loud morning bday calls you used to give me. Little man is getting so big now, and he got a goofy side just like you. Continue to rest and enjoy your beautiful life.

Love you Tay 

Hello Taylor
I was thinking of you today....you are such a beautiful sunlight for so many....continue to rest sweetheart❤️.

I miss you so much.

Today we went shopping for Kennedy’s Prom dress and Kiana’s wedding dress. When Kiana rang the bell in the store, I immediately had a flashback to you ringing the bell & saying “Yes to the Dress” & I felt you there with me. Yes, I cried & yes I’m going to be a MESS Kennedy’s Prom day , but I know you’ll be crying along with me, LOL. We love you so much and missssss you, Angel! *Butterfly Hugs*

Continue to rest in heaven sweet Taylor ....thank you for bringing me closer to your Mom all because of you thank you my sweet Taylor ❤️❤️❤️ We think of you daily. 

My wife my heart my everything. I miss you so much everyday. This has been so hard being here without you. Holidays were always your favorite time of the year and as much as I wanted to just not get in the spirit I still did. I set up our Christmas tree and have it all decorated by myself ahahah. Lord knows I would give up any and everything to have you back right now. But you have kept me going and kept me focused. I hope and pray that I’m still making you happy and proud each and every single day. Continue to rest easy my queen until we meet again 05/06/12 ❤️09/02/18❤️ 04/20/21 ❤️

I really miss you, bestie. My wild and loud sister. It’s getting heavier and heavier, but I hear you telling me everything will be okay and to push through. I’m struggling accepting this is really real & I’m dreading the next few days, but your niece is helping keep us in the spirit with all of her extra excitement!!! She decorated the Christmas tree herself and wants an ornament with your picture on it that she says she wants to keep forever! We just miss you sooooo much!! It’s going to be hard getting through, but I pray I can be as strong as you were & that you will show us you’re there with us still. I love you, Tay! Lb, London & I are sending you *Butterfly Hugs*

#HakunaMatata

Thanking God for the strength He’s providing for us during the Holidays to embrace the surrounding joy of being with others in your absence! Because although you’re not here just recalling your beautiful smile & laughter makes my heart smile! TAY my heart’s a lil heavy today, but looking at our calendar helps the daily journey… LUM Baby Girl

I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Always Taylor.i can feel you in my heart. I miss you so much.Everyday. I can hear you and I hope you can hear me. I will never leave you. You will always be a piece of my heart. We will see each other again, I know it. I love you. I love you so much.. i love you tay. I love you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

It's so hard to even accept your gone..But I feel you in my heart everyday..I love you big sis. Please stay with us and watch over us. I promise you the love you gave me I'm gonna keep forever. You will never be forgotten. Love you forever

Missing you so much! Kennedy’s first day as a senior and she remains me so much of you. She know what she wants and will stop at nothing to achieve it. I thank God for the time we had together and so many wonderful memories. You know I have mom and dad. Love you always and forever your big sis!❤️

TAY,
It was a challenge to come here on your birthday and it’s even one now! However, writing about it seems to help the healing process for me. My honest conversation today went something like this with GOD, Lord WHY her… she was just beginning her ministry as a virtuous wife to our son, and as a sincere and wise influence in my life…not flawless as none of us are, but as a sincere and honest DaughterInLove to ME! I feel robbed, cheated and a lil angry! Yet deep within I know that You’ll heal my/our hearts with her engrafted into it forcing my heart to love and to trust again!
TU Tay, for causing me to breathe again and to know that your love was genuine, pure and unmeasurable! I AM your forever “Ma” missing you and your intentionality…
LoveUMore and More with each passing day!

Taylor,

Till this day words can not describe the pain I feel every day when I think about you. I miss your beautiful facing with those dimples smiling and laughing. Your soul was so pure and full of life! I miss the days I could pick up the phone and call you to rant about our day or talk about home decor. Going through this thing called life is super tough without you being here. However, I know you would want any of us being sad. I miss and love you dearly friend. I will FOREVA cherish our memories and hold you close to my heart.

Love,
Mark

To my dear Taylor Black,

Happy birthday, today is your special day and I know your enjoying it up in heaven, Crazy to know its first bday without you. You have been truly missed, and will always be on my mind. Saw your beautiful mom like a month ago on the way to work on the highway, and I just smiled cause when I saw her, I saw you.

Love you baby girl and enjoy your special day. Well take a shot of Jameson for you. 

Happy 28th birthday Taylor 
You are truly missed by many, thought of every hour, minute and second of the day not only today but everyday....Rest in Heaven beautiful ❤️❤️

Taylor
I will always remember that smile! Those dimples - how you had a way of finding a place in my heart forever. I have planned so many weddings with so many couples. I love them all but you and Dom where different... extra special. I saw you both as my lil bro and sis. I remember our first call, our first face to face meeting and how I knew your love for eachother would be forever. I remember a week before the wedding you texted me "I broke my toes" - I can't help but laugh- that was you! Straight forward. Then on wedding day first seeing you - you were gorgeous! I made sure to keep eye contact with you (check on your toes LOL) and the last time I looked over at you at the end of the night, you looked at me and said "I love you" that was the last time I saw you. I didn't know you fell ill. I jut happened to visit your page to try to view some old wedding pics and found out you had just passed. I am so grateful to God that my last memory of you was "I love you"
To Dom, Mr and Mrs Black - She and you all have been in thoughts everyday. Love you all and may God comfort you.

Love,
Nilsa

Taylor was my beautiful niece. She was a young woman who strove to contribute to making circumstances better than she found them. She loved children which she demonstrated in her affection for her godchildren and the special needs children in her care. Her college career was successful and resulted in a professional positions within law enforcement agencies in Virginia.

She was an excellent daughter, a devoted wife and a loving friend to many.

Taylor was a woman on a mission to do good in the
world. She left us too soon but she left her mark on all who knew her.

Taylor Aka Monkeybutt! We became close summer of 2009! We spent every summer together working Recquest and always hung out. The name Monkeybutt came from home alone 3 ever since then we have been tight. Over the years we grew as young women and became successful, but always kept in touch. I was honored to attend her and Dominics wedding I had so much fun and we joked and laughed. Taylor and I did not text each other everyday but we always knew what was going on in each others lives and we would Snapchat often. The last snapchat I sent her was March 30 I sent her a video of me singing Miley Cyrus the climb because that was always our song. The caption was I love you Monkeybutt and she replied, “I love you more Monkeybutt”. I will always cherish that and all our many memories together. Oh and her name she put in my phone as I love you lol.  My dad passed June 3rd 2020 and Taylor texted me ASAP asking if I needed anything. Just because you don’t see a person or speak everyday doesn’t mean there isn’t love. I will miss Taylor’s laugh and her humor. She will always be in my heart and on my mind and FORVEVER be a Monkeybutt!

My little big sis,

You were 1 of 1! Every morning since April 20th, I’ve woke up asking you to show me a sign that you’re present because I don’t know what life is supposed to be without you here.... & you have. Knowing & now losing you has changed my life forever! You were always encouraging, always bright, ALWAYS REAL! I will miss calling each other all the time to talk about absolutely nothing, napping together, our new thing taking trips to Baja Fresh, talking about how WILD and SPOILED our kids are, how Domo & Lb get on our NERVES but we love them with every bone in our body and we know we’re just as annoying as they are LOL, how Hilarious Mom & Dad are and that our family is EVERYTHING to us. You were the free spirit that had me doing things I never thought I would and you were always always always so optimistic and believed in me, sincerely! Baby girl, I’m HURTING that you aren’t here; all for selfish reasons though. You are resting in paradise now and you’re perfect! I don’t know how I’m going to get through this and how I can keep it together for everyone, but I PROMISE you, I’m going to do every single thing we talked about. It’s my mission to make sure I still make you proud and I know I have the best angel now. When we would get off the phone, you never said bye, always I love you more and then click! So I’ll NEVER say goodbye... I’ll talk to you later, sis. I love you more...

Beverly, I am at a loss for words. I’m grateful for watching Taylor grow up from a little girl to a young adult. She has always been the same: happy, laidback, and sassy. She has always been “My Girl” and her save the date card and a picture taken at her wedding remain on my dresser to this day. I will miss her, and I also take comfort in knowing she’s in a better place now. Continuing to keep you, the family and Dominic in prayer.

With Love, Ms. Deborah

Taylor, Best friend, little sis,


As I gather my thoughts to to write this I’m at loss for words, not because I can’t think of anything but because their simply aren’t enough words in the dictionary to describe what a beautiful, loving, kind, charismatic, goofy, straightforward, selfless, one of a kind person you truly were.

I just want you to know Dominic, Bev, Bruce, LB, Jafineé, London, Dontez, Elevernette, Dontez Jr, Kenny, Sierra, Mark & I will be okay. We know you’re not you’re not in pain, or suffering anymore. We will never forget you Taylor, love you forever and always!

-Kevin

Just as if it were yesterday I can remember the silver Volkswagen pulling up, you hopping out with your backpack, and some extravagant outfit you had seamlessly thrown together that morning. Barreling through the automatic sliding doors, full of energy and laughter. Summer time was our favorite and even though we kept her on the edge of her seat the entire RecQuest session Ms. White would admit it was her favorite time of year as well. We were there to serve the families of the community but undoubtedly we had more fun than the kids. The field trips to the pool, amusement parks, basketball games, inter-community center events, talent shows and our personal favorite going out to eat! You were Mrs. Black's daughter and LB's little sister but while at James Lee you were infamously known as 1/5 of the Monkeybutts! You were the battery pack of the operation; always full of love, excitement, and taking a larger than life approach to every situation. Arm and arm you made sure we made our grand entrance through each hallway of the center. The summers came and went and although our time of running the RecQuest program came to an end our friendship/sisterhood continued to flourish. No matter the occasion our name was always on the invite list; the birth of my children, the birth of your God children, a trip to Ft. Worth to see our Cowboys play, college graduations, random get togethers, your bridal shower and wedding.
Nearly twenty years of pictures and memories to keep our time together fresh in my mind but what I will remember most is our last conversation "I love you" "I love you more" ♥️ You never waited until the last moment to show your love; it was present every second. Your love was one of kind embedded with your sweet dimple and passion for others. With your work here in this place done you leave us all to cherish the memory of you and your love until we meet again.

Love you always and forever Monkeybutt,
Daisha

To my person,
  Taylor Michele I miss you dearly. Becoming your best friend/little sister has been such a blessing. I am forever thankful for you.You’ve taught me so much, that I will carry with me for a lifetime. You continuously raised the bar! Baby girl you LIVED YOUR BEST LIFE!! We promised to tell the babies all our adventures one day. When I get that house with the rocking chairs outside I’ll tell them everything they need to know.  Thank you for being so understanding and showering me with endless love. I can not say thank you enough. I will miss driving us around to look at houses getting ideas for our houses we want to build. College best friends to life long sisters. I’m saddened that you’re not here physically but I am at peace knowing you are resting. This isn’t goodbye but see you later Queen T Love you moreeeeee sister

My fondest memories of Taylor was picking up her and LB everyday from school and taking them to the center . Our little chats on the way and her smile with those dimples that would brighten up any place and give you such joy . She was beautiful inside and out, sweet but definitely was for any foolishness just like her mom. It was a privilege to watch her grow up from that 4 year old little girl I first met to become an accomplished young woman and wife . Forever in my heart ❤️
Ms. Alex 

I remember when you were born, granny said I’m going to Virginia I have to watch Taylor. I watched as you grew up always so beautiful, I would get the phone calls about you being in the hospital sick, but every time I saw you in person you were so live and vibrant and full of life. I watched you graduate from college and witnessed your marriage proposal all in one weekend. I remember thinking how happy you looked. I will always remember how you just kept going no matter what and lived your life. You will truly be missed. Love Steph!!!

Today And Forever My Tay!
As the days have, and are going by I’m reminded of the hole that my heart has and is experiencing. Oh how I long to hear your voice, receive your embrace... the random text msgs & the times we’d pray, it all ended way too soon. I am so gr8ful to have had the opportunity to have you as a part of my world, and you will forever be my friend, MY DaughterNLove! Although my heartaches oh so bad, I am happy to know that you’re resting in the arms of our loving Father, and you no longer have to suffer because you’ve received your new body, and your Tailor made crown! I LOVE me some you! Thank you for helping me to be the best version of me for Thee... encountering you changed my life forever!

In memory of a life so beautifully lived, of a heart so deeply loved, of a brave, beautiful young lady, my niece, Taylor Black Paige. Forever in my heart, I love you. SASSY BUT CLASSY! Love, Aunt Mary

I can’t believe you’re gone, not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. As the days go by I miss you more and more. I’m so proud of you and all the things you have accomplished! Love you always and forever!

I never thought I would have to say goodbye to someone so special so soon, even though it’s not goodbye it’s see you later. I’m so blessed to have Taylor as my aunt and to have experienced so many great memories with her. I’m so hurt that she had to leave us so soon, but relived that I know she is not longer hurting and is at peace. Love you always. ❤️

Bruce, Beverly & Domo,

Words cannot express my feelings, Taylor was such an amazing young lady with so much love, peace and compassion towards others. She was a fighter that fought beyond this world. It was a blessing to have known her. To know her was to love her and to think of her is to smile at the memories that she left with you. What a beautiful soul. May God continue to bless her Family and give them comfort in knowing that she is resting in the arms of God ....peace be still until we meet again❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

To My Dear Taylor Black

Been rocking with you since high school, crazy to know we’ve been friends that long. You went from being friends in high school to both of us moving to richmond without even knowing it. Since that one day you told me come over because Domo and you was watching the cowboy’s game, it’s been three amigos since then. To adventures during the days to the night adventures, it will be truly missed. Love the passion you had for kids, when I texted you letting you know Diana is going to labor, you were so excited and kept checking up on us. Lol the scream i heard when i called you to tell you Ezra was here and you kept saying I can’t wait for Aunty TT to meet him, just truly melted my heart. I’m make my boy knows and remembers the great fight you put up. Sad to see you go, but i know you are truly resting now in peace. I love you with all my heart and will never forget about you. Til we meet again Tay

Taylor/Tay

My Big Sis I am going to miss you so much. It is not fair that we didn’t get enough time with you! But I know god makes NO mistakes. You are no longer in pain, and I know your soul is now resting. I will forever look after Mama Bev and Tooflybruce. My new angel love you now and forever.

Family, I love you guys And I will continue to pray for you all. ❤️

My wife my heart my everything. I miss you so much everyday. This has been so hard being here without you I know it’s GODS plan, your not suffering or fighting anymore. As much as I wanna be selfish and ask why? I can’t because I know your in a better place. I’ll never stop loving you spreading your name. You are the best thing to ever happen to me and I will continue to push forward and do all the things you pushed me to do. Continue to motivate me and keep me safe my love. Until we meet again and I can hug you, see that pretty smile and kiss you. With love always your king your husband your everything. FOREVER MRS PAIGE ❤️

Bruce & Beverly,
I simply cannot find words to express my feelings at this moment. David and I will forever be grateful for the years our kids spent together traveling to and from Calvary Road Christian School and playing together. We will always remember Taylor's smile and her spunky attitude. May you find comfort in knowing we are sending up daily prayers for your family and Taylor's husband. Sending vitural hugs.

David & Jean Bell

Beverly & Bruce, I don't have any worthy words of comfort....just sending my sincerest prayers of condolence to you and your family.
Much Love to you.... May God provide the comfort that sustains you.
Marcia Purvis Bellamy

Miss Black and Family -

I'm absolutely devastated to hear of the loss of your beautiful daughter, Taylor. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this unthinkable time.

Kristen (Cigler) Lasich
CRS/NCS