Portsmouth, RI - Joan Ellen Taylor, 69, of 22, Portsmouth, RI, died on November 23, 2009, at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on October 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Christine Sullivan Taylor. Joan worked as a Senior Systems Consultant for GE, Syscom and Honeywell. She is survived by her twin sister Geraldine M. Taylor of Portsmouth, RI. Services will be held at a time to be announced.Memorial donations in her memory may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport, RI 02840, or to the Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871.