James Eldon Taylor Jr.

He is survived by his parents; two sons, James III and Brody Allen, both of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; a sister, Sheri Louise of Rosamond, Calif.; two nieces, Shayanne Nicole of Georgetown, Texas, and Oriana Kusum of San Marcos, Calif.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, all over the United States.

James had recently relocated to Fernley, Nev., from Ft. Wayne, Ind., with his long-time partner, Shelly, to accept his dream job as a maintenance technician playing with robots at Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nev. He loved his work and enjoyed talking about it when given the chance. He was never short of a comment or opinion on anything.

Memorial services will be announced at a future time for family and close friends.