Brian took to retirement right away, establishing himself as a regular at bars and restaurants from Corolla to Manteo (Lost Colony Brewery, Avalon Pier, Tortugas Lie, Waveriders, Outer Banks Brewing Station, Taco Loco, Jack Brown’s, Sundogs, and Metropolis, to name a few). He was fond of saying “No matter what your politics, we all want to save the soldiers’ lives.”Īfter retiring, Brian and his wife, Debbie, moved from Arlington, Virginia, to the Outer Banks in 2012, a few days before Hurricane Sandy. Government and associated contractors was his statistical work supporting the testing and evaluation of IEDs (improvised explosive devices). The highlight of his almost thirty years with the U.S. Brian knew from the time he was eight years old that he wanted to be a mathematician. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Deborah Taylor sisters Tracey Taylor Stump (late husband Howard), Leigh Claffey (husband Joe), and Jessica Taylor brothers-in-law David Jones (wife Belle) and Mark Jones (wife Regina) sister-in-law Sheila Jones nephews Jason Taylor, Donald Stump, David Stump, Gray Jones, and Jack Jones and nieces Natalie Jones and Kayla Jones cousin Linelle Smith and the many friends that Brian considered family.īrian was a graduate of Fitch Senior High School in Groton and Central Connecticut State University, where he earned a degree in mathematical statistics and was a math tutor. Born in Groton, Connecticut, on June 23, 1954, he was the son of the late Jerry and Marcia Taylor and the nephew of the late Arnold Smith.

NAGS HEAD - Brian Mathew Taylor, 67, died unexpectedly on September 4, 2021, at home.

The Three Sisters by Bryan Taylor