R 241228Z JUN 03 FM NDHQ OTTAWA//D MAR PERS 2// TO AIG 1704 INFO ZEN/NDHQ OTTAWA//CMS/EA DCDS// BT UNCLAS 3008 SIC WAH SUBJ: RETIREMENT OF CAPT(N) R.K. TAYLOR (MARS 71B) 1. CAPT(N) RICHARD TAYLOR WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CF AFTER 31 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE NAVY 2. DURING HIS CAREER, CAPT(N) TAYLOR HAS SERVED IN NUMEROUS HMC SHIPS - HMCS MARGAREE, HMCS MACKENZIE, HMCS PROVIDER, HMCS KOOTENAY - AND COMMANDED HMCS RESTIGOUCHE. INCLUDING HIS PRESENT APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR OF MARITIME PERSONNEL, HE HAS ALSO HELD NUMEROUS STAFF ASSIGNMENTS IN ESQUIMALT AND OTTAWA (EA DCDS) AND ENJOYED EXCHANGE TOURS IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND GREENWICH, ENGLAND. CAPT(N) TAYLOR AND HIS WIFE PATRICIA WILL RESIDE IN VICTORIA, BC WHERE THEY WILL COMBINE NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH ENJOYMENT OF THE WEST COAST LIFESTYLE 3. TO COMMEMORATE THIS OCCASION, AN ALL RANKS GATHERING WILL BE HELD PAGE 2 RCCPJAW4059 UNCLAS IN HIS HONOUR ON TUESDAY, 8 JUL 03, AT THE CROW'S NEST, HMCS BYTOWN MESS IN OTTAWA, 1130 FOR 1200. A CHARGE OF 5 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR WILL BE COLLECTED TO DEFRAY COSTS. ATTENDANCE, HUMOUROUS ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES CAN BE SENT TO LT(N) ROGER ANDERSON, D MAR PERS 2-2-2, COVENTRY ROAD COMPLEX, 996-6838 NLT 2 JUL 03. BT