Obituary of David Taylor

Taylor, David, age 72, of Vernon, died on Thursday, June 25th, 2015. David was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and lived in Teaneck for 44 years before moving to Vernon last November. David proudly served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged. Upon his return, he began working for ABC Television Channel 7 in New York City where he worked for 40 years and retired as a Technical Maintenance Supervisor in 2005. He was an avid sailor and enjoyed model railroads. His hobbies also included movies, music, television, and comic book heroines. He is survived by his two sons, Steven Taylor and his wife, Adrienne, and Brian Taylor and his wife, Vanessa, his grandchildren, Nicolas, Cecilia, James and Alexis Cruz, his brother Richard Taylor, and nephew Andrew Taylor. He was predeceased by his wife Jane, in 2012. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 8th, from 4-7pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to one of the charities David often supported: The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, St. Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.