Margie Taylor, Gold Star Mother, and founder of Gold Star Advocates operates a boutique public relations business, a local radio host, weekly columnist, and editor of a magazine. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for her undergraduate degree and has lived in the Greater Houston area since 1982.
Jeff and Margie have been married since 1999 and between them have 4 grown children, 7 grandchildren, and the youngest son SPC Joey M. Lenz lost his life while serving in the U. S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, February 1, 2022. This precipitated her need to look closer into medical and safety protocols.
She is focused on saving military lives by updating medical procedures across the Department of Defense with a bill she created, signed into the 2024 NDAA in Washington D.C. mandating physicals in person with blood work for every active military service member.