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18 responses to “Becky Ran Home Today”

  1. Bobby G Wheat Avatar
    Bobby G Wheat
    March 7, 2013

    As always, Brent, you have painted a beautiful picture with words. Becky and Grandma D were the very first in line to support us the first time we went to Zimbabwe, and her generosity helped sustain us through some lean times. Thanks for helping me better remember one of the really special people in my life.

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      brent ray taylor
      March 7, 2013

      Hey Brother Wheat: Thanks for your kind words. I enjoy following you and Nancy on FB. Looks like you are enjoying grandchildren. Think it suits you! bt

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  2. Karen (with the white-hair) Avatar
    Karen (with the white-hair)
    March 7, 2013

    Brent, Your words describing Aunt Becky are so awesome. You truly told her story. She was one special daughter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher, but most of all she was a Child of God. She was a positive influence on everyone she came in contact with. I am so thankful that I was privileged to know her for over 50 years. She blessed my life in so many ways. And, she blessed the Davis boys in so many ways. I will miss her but I’m so thankful that she doesn’t have to suffer anymore. She is running now.
    Thank you, God, for Becky.

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    1. brent ray taylor Avatar
      brent ray taylor
      March 7, 2013

      Thanks for your thoughts. You were a great friend to Becky and I know you’ve lost a sister and friend. Love you

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  3. Toby Avatar
    Toby
    March 7, 2013

    Yeah, that was Becky! She gave Deb and I money the first year I was in medical school. Wonder how many more stories we’ll hear about her generosity on a secretaries salary… What a lesson of contentment and thankfulness.

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  4. wheatjohnson Avatar
    wheatjohnson
    March 8, 2013

    I have such special memories of Becky and Grandma Mildred, and am rejoicing with tears flowing as I think about her running in the fields. Love to you all, thank you Brent.

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      brent ray taylor
      March 8, 2013

      Love to you also. We miss your pretty smile, but try to stay up with you following your world on Facebook.

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  5. Bud Davis Avatar
    Bud Davis
    March 8, 2013

    Brent, thank you for writing so accurately to describe Becky’s life. We treasured every day with her and know she is finally free of pain. She was so unselfish and wanted nothing more than to make others happy and to serve God. She and I were very close and had our own adventures while growing up and later in two colleges. I cannot say enough about how special she was. You have helped so many others to understand what she meant to us. Continue to make those words come from you….they are a special talent.

    Brother Bud

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  6. Terri Taylor Avatar
    Terri Taylor
    March 8, 2013

    Thanks for a beautiful glimpse into the life of a very special woman! Becky helped make a difference in lives all over the world through supporting missionaries. I was blessed to have her support for the seven years I spent teaching in Uganda. I am so
    thankful for her giving spirit and heart for souls worldwide. Even in her last days of life
    in her suffering she was directing funds to be sent to Uganda and to an African child she supports. I pray for a heart like Becky’s.

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    1. brent ray taylor Avatar
      brent ray taylor
      March 9, 2013

      People keep saying that word…beautiful! But I’m just the conduit, Becky wrote the story. You were to Becky what Lauren is to you. A firstborn with a heart of gold and just a touch independent (and someone to indulge with Auntly gifts) Thanks TT

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  7. George Carpenter Avatar
    George Carpenter
    March 9, 2013

    Brent, thank you for sharing your incredible writing gift in giving us a glimps of Becky’s life. I thought of the prose of Max Lucado as I read. You have a special gift and it was obviously a blessing for you to have Aunt Becky in your life. I look forward to when we will meet face to face! Blessings, brother.

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      brent ray taylor
      March 9, 2013

      Thanks so much George. I appreciate you taking the time to write. It’s the kind of thing Becky would do…taking the time to be an everyday Christian. Peace and blessings to you also George!

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  8. Vickie Rodden Avatar
    Vickie Rodden
    March 9, 2013

    Thank you, Brent, for such a beautiful protrayal of our sweet Becky! i was privileged to be her cousin for 66 years and she has been an inspiration to me my whole life. I never heard her complain about anything….not the pain, not the injustice of circumstances, not Life in general. She always had an uplifting spirit but with gritty determination and strength. I loved how her eyes lit up and sparkled at greeting an old friend (or releative!) and how she loved to laugh! She was like a sister to me and I loved her dearly. Heaven has received another Treasure but she will be greatly missed here in this world. Again, thank you so much for telling her story. Vickie

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  9. Sharon Craven Avatar
    Sharon Craven
    March 25, 2013

    Thank you for those awesome words and thoughts. I haven’t seen Becky in many yearrs but I knew and loved her through her college years and she was such a special Child of God. She was one of those who “had no guile.” I remember at Pepperdine we lived just above Jo and Al Musser and she spent a LOT of time with them, so we got to see her a lot, too. Those of us who are left behind will miss her but we are so glad to know about all the running she is doing! i am confident that God is thrilled to have her back.
    Sharon Craven

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      brent ray taylor
      March 25, 2013

      Thanks for your thoughts, Sharon. It’s always nice to know all the family my family has beyond what I really know. It’s amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Neva Hoofnagle Avatar
    Neva Hoofnagle
    March 25, 2013

    I remember the fear/terror of polio!

    In 1952 my best friend in Oregon named Carol Gassett got polio at age 12. (She had gone to visit her older brother somewhere away from home and been taken to a public swimming pool.) She was the only person in our Oregon farming community to get polio. We visited her in Boise, Idaho, where she spent months, living part of each day in an iron lung. She was being given physical therapy and having her legs wrapped in the hot pieces of cloth. But she died.

    I remember shortly after that how we were given the polio vaccine so that we would not get polio.

    I knew Becky and Bud at Magic Valley Christian College in Idaho. I rejoice with all of you that Becky got to live her long, happy, Christian life and be such a blessing to so many people!

    You are an incredibly fine writer! You showed me Becky and her precious life!

    Neva Hoofnagle

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    1. brent ray taylor Avatar
      brent ray taylor
      March 25, 2013

      Neva: I’m sorry you lost your best friend. I recently wrote of the friends I had when I was 12. There is nothing quite like the friendship of 12 year-olds. You remember them forever it seems. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. May God’s blessings and peace be yours!

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    2. Cindy Hiraki Avatar
      Cindy Hiraki
      November 3, 2013

      Neva, Carol Gassett was my aunt. Her brother, Barrie “Bud” Gassett, was my father. He passed away two years ago this month. I never knew Carol, but have seen photos of her in a wheelchair and iron lung. The polio epidemic took a terrible toll on families and communities, and I am grateful for the vaccines that save new generations that heartache.

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