Curtis Wayne Taylor

My name is Madison Curtis Knobel. I am Curtis's 2nd born. Dad and I have spent so much time together the last couple years making sure we had each other.

I want to make sure I have his back one last time.

This GoFundMe is a simple request and call to action:

Myself, and my family needs your donation today to cover Dad's Funeral cost and find him a final resting place that he deserves.

We have no funding to give him the service he deserves. I have to try everything.

Anything donated will go directly to his service costs, funeral home costs, and memorial costs.

A little about Dad the last 2 years:

Dad and I reconnected after a while of us being separated not by our own choice, and the last 2 years of his life I have driven down to see him every month up until this 2nd Christmas, where he now rests.

I cannot express the feeling of privilege and love I have writing this.

My dad and I were inseparable the last days and years of his life.

Dad's best friend is our cousin Darryl Nettles. Everyday for almost 2 years, they would sit together and play Wii Sports on the Wii. I would TikTok them and make jokes about how they played on a dinosaur.

Auntie Ayanna and Uncle Craig are also part of dad's rock collection because the love was always there and sturdy, not to mention the rest of our giant families of Nettles and Taylors. Dad loved his siblings with all his heart. And at the end of the day, all my dad cared about was family. He really did, and he made that clear with his choices the last years his soul burned.

Dad really loved so many people, and I'm realizing that a lot of people loved my Dad. Everyone.

He touched so many peoples hearts, including becoming a niche TikTok personality with myself during the last 2 years by filming his rants and thoughts.

The memories of dad are so strong. I always let the camera roll.

He is with us right now, and he is waiting for us to lay him down to rest one last time.

And I want to make sure I can be there for him through the good, the bad, and the end.

In WA a funeral with everything costs $9k. I am asking for $10,000 USD.

I do not know if we will hit this goal, but I know my father is worth every cent to be able to rest. He deserves it.

Anything helps.

Dad and I had a lot of inside jokes. And before he passed, he butchered the serenity prayer for me:

-Focus on the shit we can change

-Let go of the shit we ain't gonna be able to change

And with this, we all have a choice. We cannot control that our loved one is gone, but we can control what we do with ourselves the coming days, and how we conduct ourselves.

And just remember before anything, he was the life of any party or any event. He does not want this to be misery for us. He wanted me to tell you all that he is finally free.

My dad loved me with all his heart, and always told me he was proud of me, and we left no stone unturned.

Dad and I got closure of my 30 year story. And my life is just beginning.

Help me get to the next phase of my life, and help my dad reach his family up there waiting for him to rest.

Thank you for reading this emotional writing, but I know my Dad would be proud of me.

I love you Dad.