i’ve known lilli longer than anyone else in the company and she’s the first person i called when i got the offer. Taylor's parents once resided in China, where they taught at a university: "[I]t's kind of hard for them to come and see the shows I'm in.

She worked as a switchboard operator and later she and her husband owned and operated "Louies Restaurant" in Del City.

They kind of didn't want to settle into being bored in middle age, and they wanted to start over and move to a different country." On April 2, 2011, Taylor, Erin Davie, Ann Harada, Kendrick Jones, and Burke Moses performed the concert, Broadway Tribute in Northport, Long Island at the Engeman Theater.

The concert performance featured "the performers re-creating songs they performed on Broadway." He then starred as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the world-premiere musical Tales of the City (based on the book series by Armistead Maupin), which began performances on May 18, 2011, in San Francisco at the American Conservatory Theatre, directed by Jason Moore.

He worked for Southwestern Bell as a Service Technician for 39 years before retiring in 1995. He is survived by his mother, Charlotte Alderson, of Maud; son, Travis Sean Alderson, of Maud; daughter, Summer Artensia Alderson, of Shawnee; sister, Charlotte Ann Shelley, of Maud; and two grandchildren; He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Joe Alderson, and his wife, Frankie Jo Alderson.

He loved the lake, especially his place at Texoma Lake. He enjoyed the times spent with his family, especially with his grandchildren. Pallbearers are Frankie Walker, Mark Copeland, Billy Freeman, Wichita Blaine, Larry Bear, Fussy Lowery, and Burt Talbear.