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Sarah Miriam Hecht Taggert is the mother of Roger Wilson | Sarah Miriam Hecht Taggert is the mother of [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger Wilson Taggart]] and wife of Lieutenant Oliver Owen Taggert. | ||
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In 1949, Sarah married Lieutenant John Robert Taggert, US Army, from Stillwater, Oklahoma. John was from a wealthy family and had just finished up his degree at Oklahoma state as part of an officer program. | In 1949, Sarah married Lieutenant John Robert Taggert, US Army, from Stillwater, Oklahoma. John was from a wealthy family and had just finished up his degree at Oklahoma state as part of an officer program. | ||
In | In April of 1951, Sarah and John conceived a child, shortly before John was shipped out to the conflict in Korea in August of that same year. | ||
In | In December of 1951, Sarah received news that John had been killed in the fighting, leaving her a twenty-two year old, pregnant widow. Not long after, Sarah gave birth to an underweight son. Sarah was suffering from alcohol poisoning at the time and barely survived the night. The child was stillborn but "miraculously" recovered seemingly on his own. Sarah named her son [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger Wilson Taggert]], after her late husband's father and the former U.S. president [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson Woodrow Wilson]. | ||
In | Sarah raised [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger]] alone and never remarried. In 1963, when [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger]] was 11 years old, he began exhibiting very strange behavior and Sarah had him evaluated by a psychiatrist. [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger's]] behavior and emotional state were considered potentially dangerous to himself and over the course of his treatment he came very close to committing suicide. Sarah began drinking at this time and found it difficult to cope with her son's behavior. | ||
By 1966, [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger]] had left most of that odd behavior behind, but Sarah's relationship with him had become strained, in part because of her increasing alcoholism. | |||
In 1970, when [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger]] became eligible for the draft, Sarah made sure he was enrolled in college at the University of Michigan and that his record of psychological instability was used to prevent his selection for the Vietnam conflict. Sarah's family was reasonably well connected to state politics and this helped secure [[Roger_Wilson_Taggart|Roger's]] exemption from the war. | |||
In 1970, when Roger became eligible for the draft, Sarah made sure he was enrolled in college at the University of Michigan and that his record of psychological instability was used to prevent his selection for the Vietnam conflict. Sarah's family was reasonably well connected to state politics and this helped secure Roger's exemption from the war. | |||
In 1984, Sarah's drinking finally caught up with her and she was diagnosed with advanced liver disease. Unable to control her alcoholism, Sarah succumbed to the disease in January of 1985. | In 1984, Sarah's drinking finally caught up with her and she was diagnosed with advanced liver disease. Unable to control her alcoholism, Sarah succumbed to the disease in January of 1985. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 14 June 2024
Sarah Miriam Hecht Taggert is the mother of Roger Wilson Taggart and wife of Lieutenant Oliver Owen Taggert.
Summary
Sarah Miriam Hecht was born on 4 August, 1930 in St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 1949, Sarah married Lieutenant John Robert Taggert, US Army, from Stillwater, Oklahoma. John was from a wealthy family and had just finished up his degree at Oklahoma state as part of an officer program.
In April of 1951, Sarah and John conceived a child, shortly before John was shipped out to the conflict in Korea in August of that same year.
In December of 1951, Sarah received news that John had been killed in the fighting, leaving her a twenty-two year old, pregnant widow. Not long after, Sarah gave birth to an underweight son. Sarah was suffering from alcohol poisoning at the time and barely survived the night. The child was stillborn but "miraculously" recovered seemingly on his own. Sarah named her son Roger Wilson Taggert, after her late husband's father and the former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.
Sarah raised Roger alone and never remarried. In 1963, when Roger was 11 years old, he began exhibiting very strange behavior and Sarah had him evaluated by a psychiatrist. Roger's behavior and emotional state were considered potentially dangerous to himself and over the course of his treatment he came very close to committing suicide. Sarah began drinking at this time and found it difficult to cope with her son's behavior.
By 1966, Roger had left most of that odd behavior behind, but Sarah's relationship with him had become strained, in part because of her increasing alcoholism.
In 1970, when Roger became eligible for the draft, Sarah made sure he was enrolled in college at the University of Michigan and that his record of psychological instability was used to prevent his selection for the Vietnam conflict. Sarah's family was reasonably well connected to state politics and this helped secure Roger's exemption from the war.
In 1984, Sarah's drinking finally caught up with her and she was diagnosed with advanced liver disease. Unable to control her alcoholism, Sarah succumbed to the disease in January of 1985.