
SAN FRANCISCO — Army Maj. Mark D. Taylor, a surgeon, left his 6-year-old son, Conner, with a set of dog tags, saying, “Wear them until Daddy comes home.”
Taylor, 41, died on March 20 when his living area came under rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq.
Those who knew him well remembered Taylor as wonderful men serving his country.
“He was a brave guy and wonderful person,” said longtime family friend Cathy Conrad in Stockton, Calif.
“It’s an incredible loss to us and the entire country,” said Conrad, who met Taylor 24 years ago while the two were studying at San Joaquin Delta College.
In addition to being an...