Will Taylor

Willis (Will) Pease Taylor, age 29, died peacefully at home of complications from renal failure on Friday, December 30, 2016. He was the son of Catherine (Twomey) and Jeffrey Taylor of Rochester, New Hampshire and Chatham, Massachusetts. Named after his paternal great grandfather, Will was born in Dover, New Hampshire on April 22, 1987. He attended Berwick Academy (graduating in 2005) and Northeastern University's Honors Program, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2010. Both during and after college, he worked for The Boston Consulting Group in Boston, MA. Will spent his summers at the family home in Chatham, MA where he was a member of Chatham Yacht Club. He became the Sailing Master at CYC, a position he held for three summers. He was instrumental in the need for, and planning of, a new clubhouse. Will especially loved teaching sailing and Pleasant Bay in particular. He loved spending time on the beach with his friends and boating on the bay waters. He also served on the board of Pleasant Bay Community Boating. Will loved to talk about politics, sports, history, and the world in general. He was a lover of conversation and was interested in people. He adored his family. He will be deeply missed by all whose lives he touched. He leaves behind his grieving parents, Cathy & Jeff Taylor, his sister, Emily Chase Taylor, her husband, Justin Assad, and their newborn daughter Henley Leighton Assad. He also leaves behind several aunts, uncles and cousins and friends. He has left a gaping hole in all of the hearts of those that knew and loved him and his family. The Taylor family would like to thank the staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) for their care during his recent three month hospital stay. They would also like to thank Will's extended family and friends for their love, assistance and support over the past two years of Will's illness. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in honor of Willis Taylor's life may be made to the Will Taylor Memorial Fund, Pleasant Bay Community Boating, P.O. Box #21, North Chatham, MA 02650. A celebration of Will's life will be held later this spring.

Will Taylor

December 29, 2016