Ralph Mulford Taylor, III, 85, of Sunny Isles, Florida, passed away on 24 November 2024.
Ralph was born in Upper Darby, Pa and was the son of Ralph Jr and Doris Ullrich Taylor of Ocean City, NJ. Ralph was a graduate of the OCHS class of 1957 and functioned as the football equipment manager for that great team. Ralph worked at the Chatterbox for several years and was accepted and attended the prestigious School of Hotel Admin at Cornell University. Professionally, Ralph was in many interesting positions in the food and beverage industry including the Tehran Intercontinental just before the revolution. He worked worldwide for Pan American’s Intercontinental Hotels division assessing and rebuilding many of their dining outlets and then in 1978 opened the first five-star restaurant for Resorts International in Atlantic City ‘Le Pavilion’. Ralph was a certified Sommelier and enjoyed world travel.
He is survived by his brother Robert Taylor and sister-in-law Deborah of Quincy, Massachusetts and two nieces.