Perry Hazard Taft, a Stockton assistant
city attorney for six years, an avid
golfer and a member of Elkhorn Country
Club, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
his Stockton residence. He was 88.
Born in Los Angeles in 1915, Taft
attended the University of California,
Berkeley; the University of California,
Los Angeles; and George Washington
University. He passed the bar in 1940.
He worked at various times for the U.S.
Department of Justice in Los Angeles, as a
California deputy attorney general in San
Francisco and as a member of the San
Joaquin County County Water Advisory
Commission.
Taft worked for the Stockton city
attorney's office from 1973 to 1979. He
was known during that time for leading
efforts to prevent various airlines from
reducing passenger service to Stockton
Metropolitan Airport.
For years, Taft served on the board at
Elkhorn Country Club.
Taft was an avid traveler, golfer and
domino player.
"He was fantastic domino player, and
everybody in the family plays dominoes,"
said daughter Sarah Taft of Atlanta. He
would play dominoes at the Yosemite Club
in Stockton and at the Setter Club in
Sacramento.
Sarah Taft said her father's interest in
government began during his days in law
school in Washington.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
June 15, Father's Day, at Elkhorn Country
Club. His ashes already will have been
scattered in San Francisco Bay by then.
In addition to his daughters, Taft is
survived by his wife, Callie Taft of
Stockton; son, Stephen Taft of Hayward;
sister, Diana Butler of Washington; and a
granddaughter.
city attorney for six years, an avid
golfer and a member of Elkhorn Country
Club, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
his Stockton residence. He was 88.
Born in Los Angeles in 1915, Taft
attended the University of California,
Berkeley; the University of California,
Los Angeles; and George Washington
University. He passed the bar in 1940.
He worked at various times for the U.S.
Department of Justice in Los Angeles, as a
California deputy attorney general in San
Francisco and as a member of the San
Joaquin County County Water Advisory
Commission.
Taft worked for the Stockton city
attorney's office from 1973 to 1979. He
was known during that time for leading
efforts to prevent various airlines from
reducing passenger service to Stockton
Metropolitan Airport.
For years, Taft served on the board at
Elkhorn Country Club.
Taft was an avid traveler, golfer and
domino player.
"He was fantastic domino player, and
everybody in the family plays dominoes,"
said daughter Sarah Taft of Atlanta. He
would play dominoes at the Yosemite Club
in Stockton and at the Setter Club in
Sacramento.
Sarah Taft said her father's interest in
government began during his days in law
school in Washington.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
June 15, Father's Day, at Elkhorn Country
Club. His ashes already will have been
scattered in San Francisco Bay by then.
In addition to his daughters, Taft is
survived by his wife, Callie Taft of
Stockton; son, Stephen Taft of Hayward;
sister, Diana Butler of Washington; and a
granddaughter.
Perry Hazard Taft, a Stockton assistant
city attorney for six years, an avid
golfer and a member of Elkhorn Country
Club, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
his Stockton residence. He was 88.
Born in Los Angeles in 1915, Taft
attended the University of California,
Berkeley; the University of California,
Los Angeles; and George Washington
University. He passed the bar in 1940.
He worked at various times for the U.S.
Department of Justice in Los Angeles, as a
California deputy attorney general in San
Francisco and as a member of the San
Joaquin County County Water Advisory
Commission.
Taft worked for the Stockton city
attorney's office from 1973 to 1979. He
was known during that time for leading
efforts to prevent various airlines from
reducing passenger service to Stockton
Metropolitan Airport.
For years, Taft served on the board at
Elkhorn Country Club.
Taft was an avid traveler, golfer and
domino player.
"He was fantastic domino player, and
everybody in the family plays dominoes,"
said daughter Sarah Taft of Atlanta. He
would play dominoes at the Yosemite Club
in Stockton and at the Setter Club in
Sacramento.
Sarah Taft said her father's interest in
government began during his days in law
school in Washington.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
June 15, Father's Day, at Elkhorn Country
Club. His ashes already will have been
scattered in San Francisco Bay by then.
In addition to his daughters, Taft is
survived by his wife, Callie Taft of
Stockton; son, Stephen Taft of Hayward;
sister, Diana Butler of Washington; and a
granddaughter.
city attorney for six years, an avid
golfer and a member of Elkhorn Country
Club, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
his Stockton residence. He was 88.
Born in Los Angeles in 1915, Taft
attended the University of California,
Berkeley; the University of California,
Los Angeles; and George Washington
University. He passed the bar in 1940.
He worked at various times for the U.S.
Department of Justice in Los Angeles, as a
California deputy attorney general in San
Francisco and as a member of the San
Joaquin County County Water Advisory
Commission.
Taft worked for the Stockton city
attorney's office from 1973 to 1979. He
was known during that time for leading
efforts to prevent various airlines from
reducing passenger service to Stockton
Metropolitan Airport.
For years, Taft served on the board at
Elkhorn Country Club.
Taft was an avid traveler, golfer and
domino player.
"He was fantastic domino player, and
everybody in the family plays dominoes,"
said daughter Sarah Taft of Atlanta. He
would play dominoes at the Yosemite Club
in Stockton and at the Setter Club in
Sacramento.
Sarah Taft said her father's interest in
government began during his days in law
school in Washington.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
June 15, Father's Day, at Elkhorn Country
Club. His ashes already will have been
scattered in San Francisco Bay by then.
In addition to his daughters, Taft is
survived by his wife, Callie Taft of
Stockton; son, Stephen Taft of Hayward;
sister, Diana Butler of Washington; and a
granddaughter.
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