Robert Kent Taylor

ROCHESTER, NH - Robert Kent Taylor, 77, formerly of 7 Dodge Street and 27 Melrose Drive in Rochester, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth. Known to his friends and family members as "Mr. T.," Bob was born on December 23, 1937 in Pepperell, Massachusetts. He was one of eleven children born to the late William and Ruth (Batchelder) Taylor, and he was the last surviving member of that large family. After graduating from Pepperell High School (Class of 1957) and serving in the United States Army as a young adult, Bob called Rochester home. He opened the first Dunkin' Donuts store on South Main Street in 1970, and then he owned and operated several family restaurants in the region over subsequent years, including Bob's Bakery and Coffee Shop in Dover, Taylor's Towne House Restaurant in Somersworth, and Mr. T's Fine Foods (in two locations - Rochester, NH and Lebanon, ME). He was a hard worker and he enjoyed the entrepreneurial aspects of being a restaurateur, self-made businessman,...