And, just once, out of the corner of my eye, I believe I glimpsed Gladys's unicorn…Īt Still Cove, which Gladys describes as "exactly my piece of Heaven," 1 I have looked out over Mill Pond, "the inlet that leads to the ocean where Nauset lies jeweled against the vastness of sky." 2 I can see the circle of beach Gladys describes around the pond alive with fishermen, dogs, children, and gulls. I have walked through the Quiet Garden and known the peace that grows there. She has spoken to me many times about her love of Keats and Shakespeare, about her frustration with appliances and the growing tensions in the world. I have watched her children grow and dogs win ribbons. Through Gladys's delightful descriptions, I have seen her collection of milk glass and tried many of her country cooking recipes. When I went to graduate school, I wrote my masters' thesis about Gladys Taber's place in American literature for her domestic nature writing. I was searching for something soft and sweet to read when Gladys appeared in Stillmeadow Daybook.Īs I introduced myself to the lovely, and often funny, words of this everyday woman, I knew Gladys and I were beginning a life-long friendship even though Gladys had passed away six years before. I met my friend Gladys while roaming the dusty shelves of my local public library in 1985. They have been the settings for My Own Cape Cod and the Stillmeadow book series. I travel to both of these magical places through the writing of Gladys Taber. Nor have we sat together over tea and hashed out a problem.īut I have been to her homes: a beach cottage called Still Cove in Orleans and a lovely, old farm called Stillmeadow in Southbury, Connecticut. Taber, please visit our floral store.No, Gladys and I have never exchanged birthday presents. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Jeffrey Taber and step mother, Naoma Taber Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Nancy children, Erik (Karen) Taber, North Liberty, IA Stephanie (Tim) Minich, Northville, MI Doug (Cindy) Averill, Moline Katie (Andrew) Green, Henderson, NV Jeff (Katie) Averill, Chaska, MN and Beth Averill, Chicago grandchildren, Erin and Rachel Taber Anne, Elise and Kate Averill Jimmy, Glenn, Matt and Brady Averill and Hayden and Abby Green siblings, Rudy Taber, Punta Gorda, FL Tom (Cindy) Taber, Ballston Lake, NY Ted (Mercy) Taber, Washington, IL Eric Taber, Phoenix, AZ Jacki Taber, Fyre Lake, IL and several nieces, nephews and many other loving family members and friends. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family. He also took great pleasure in flying airplanes as an Instrument Rated Private Pilot. He enjoyed scuba diving, golf, skiing, sailing, riding motorcycles, running marathons, bicycling and working on home projects. Judge Taber was especially proud of his involvement in forming the arbitration and mediation center, setting up some of the fine details of the juvenile court system and mentoring new judges. He was a member of the Illinois Judge’s Association, Rock Island County Bar Association, Lake Davenport Sailing Club, Pinnacle Country Club and the YMCA Board. Judge Taber served as an Associate and 14 th Judicial Circuit Judge during his tenure on the bench and retired in 2001. He earned a juris doctorate degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1967. Judge Taber graduated from Rock Island High School, Class of 1959 and earned his bachelor of arts degree from Augustana College in 1963. He married Nancy Wood on Januin Rock Island. Taber was born on Apin Rock Island, a son of Rudolph and Gladys (Littrell) Taber. Memorials may be made in care of Rock Island High School Athletic Department, Alleman High School or St. Private inurnment will be at a later date in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.
Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 th Ave., Rock Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Taber, 77, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, Januat home with his wife at his side.
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