Obituary: Reg.#18563, Sgt. Ken Taylor - 'J' Div. (NB)

Reg.#18563, Sgt. KE 'Ken' Taylor passed away peacefully at the Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB after a brief illness, on December 21, 2010. Ken was born in Vernon, BC, November 7th, 1932, and was the son of the late William and Helen (Machowski) Taylor. He joined the RCMP in 1955, and retired in Fredericton NB, as a Sergeant in 1973.

Ken was stationed in a variety of locations across the Province of New Brunswick. He and his family moved to Rothesay, NB in 1973 when he became Head of Corporate Security for the Irving Companies. In 1977, he established Commercial Investigations and Consultants Limited, which he ran successfully until very recently. Ken is survived by his wife, Joan (Reilly) of 52 years, his son, Terry of Halifax, NS, daughter-in-law, Debbie Carter, of Hampton, sister-in-law, Elaine Davison, and brother-in-law, Donald Reilly. He was predeceased by his daughter, Gail, his son, Brent A, sisters, Dorothy and Kaye, and his brothers, Stan, Jim, Bill and Ron.

Those who knew Ken will remember him as someone with incredible strength, courage, and wit. He was devoted to not only his family, but to his many long time friends. Although he had several medical challenges over the years, he refused to allow physical illness to slow him down or interfere with his active lifestyle. The family have many to thank, but would particularly like to recognize the support received from niece Debbie Gray, Dr. Rob Stevenson, Dr. Josh Tracy and the entire team at the Cardiac Care Unit, Saint John Regional Hospital.

Ken will be resting at Kennebecasis Community Funeral Home, 152 Pettingill Road, Quispamsis, NB. Visiting hours Thursday, December 23rd, 2010, 2 to 4pm and 7 to 9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Michael LeBlanc and con-celebrated by Rev. Wally Collett at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 31 Gondola Point Road, Rothesay, NB, at 11am, Friday, December 24th, 2010.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the NB Heart and Stroke Foundation, The Kidney Foundation of Canada - NB Branch, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Online donations and condolences may be made at: http://www.kennebecasisfh.com/

Credit: Bruce Estabrooks
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