Wife and parents remember Oregon wildlife officer who died helping wildfire evacuees

To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app. Example video title will go here for this video SCIO, Oregon — Shay Taylor was holding onto her wedding ring for strength as she tried to put into words what her husband, David, meant to her. “He meant everything to me,” she said to KGW through tears. “He was everything.” David Taylor, a 38-year-old Oregon native and federal wildlife officer, is believed to have died Aug. 29 while helping residents evacuate from the Railroad South Fire in Comanche County, Oklahoma. He was going door-to-door with local emergency crews, helping people leave their homes as the wildfire threatened the area, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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