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Lynda A. Taylor
National President 2011-2012
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, Lynda A. Taylor was elected
National President of the AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary at
the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary’s 65th National
Convention in St. Louis, MO.
Lynda is a life member of Auxiliary #13 of Redgranite, Wisconsin
where she has been actively involved for over 23 years. She is
currently their local president and Americanism co-chairman.
Lynda also volunteers as the department co-chairman of the
Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and is a member of the King Rec
Committee, serving as their chairman for the previous two years.
Working through the chairs, Lynda was elected Department
President in 1991/92 and again in 2002/03. Lynda also served
two terms as Wisconsin’s NECWoman.
On the National level, Lynda has served on many committees. She
was appointed National Hospital Chairman in 1999/2001 and has
served as your National Chaplain (two terms), National
Americanism Officer, Third Vice President, Second Vice
President, and First Vice President.
Lynda retired after being employed for over 21 years at the
Waushara County Department of Human Services where she was the
Access Worker for the Child and Family Services Unit. Lynda
and her husband received Redgranite’s “Honored Citizen Award” in
2000 for dedicated service to community and country. She
continues to be very active in community affairs as well as
being a strong advocate for all veterans and active duty
personnel and their families. As the wife of a retired Navy
Chief, Lynda understands the challenges that military life has
for families. Lynda also remains a strong voice in legislative
issues affecting the veteran community. She was named
Wisconsin’s auxiliary member of the year in 2010.
Lynda served as president of her local Lion’s Club for several
terms and attended state Lions Conventions and seminars, along
with the Lions International Convention when held in Taipei,
Taiwan. As a Navy wife, she served as Ombudsman, the liaison
between the commanding officer and the families of the crew.
During her husband’s Navy career the family lived in various
locations; Long Beach, CA (4 times) and Port Hueneme, CA (2
times), Corpus Christi, TX and Rota, Spain for 3 ½ years .
Lynda and her husband PNC Chuck Taylor have been married for 45
years. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Their daughter
Tammi and her husband Rob are life members of AMVETS Auxiliary &
Post 13. Their 2 daughters are youth volunteers. Lynda and
Chuck are residents of Redgranite, Wisconsin and in winter
months, become “winter Texans” at their residence in Zapata, TX. |
