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Bill Taylor
IN MEMORY
WILLIAM “BILL” WESLEY TAYLOR
1945 - 2026
The Columbus Chapter ASIS International was deeply saddened to learn of the death of long-time member Bill Taylor on June 14, 2026. Bill spent his career working in law enforcement and private security. Bill retired from the Columbus Police Department with the rank of Sergeant in 1995. He later worked for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and started the private security consulting group Bill Taylor and Associates. One of his favorite jobs was as the traffic reporter for Sunny 95 radio known as Sunny 95’s Yellow Thunder.
Bill was a founding member of The Ohio Crime Prevention Association. Bill was also very active with Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, where he served several terms as its founding and acting President, as well as on the Board of Directors for many years.
Bill was very active with the Columbus Chapter of ASIS International serving as the Vice Chairman in 1980. From 2006 thru 2014 he along with chapter member Bernie Pack chaired the program committee. For these nine years the two of them solicited and secured the speakers for all our luncheon meetings. Not an easy task but they were very successful in getting the job done. From 2021 thru 2023 Bill was the “MC” for our annual Officer Appreciation Luncheon which he loved to be involved in giving him a chance to network with chapter members and friends from his law enforcement career.
Bill Taylor will surely be missed and remembered by his friends and chapter members.
