I was ready to find out where he was now after "Designing Women" was brought back in reruns to LOGO . Now, we have our answer and sadly, it is not a good one. Meshach Taylor has passed away late Saturday evening at the age of 67 from cancer. If you don't remember him as the feisty assistant on DW, then you must remember him from "Mannequin" and its less successful sequel "Mannequin 2: On the Move." His mother, wife and children were by his side as he slipped into the night to join former DW co-star Dixie Carter.