Mr. Taylor attended Susan Wagner High School.
He had been working as a plumber for more than 20 years, and was a member of Plumbers Local 1 of New York City.
Mr. Taylor enjoyed reading and cooking Sunday dinners with his daughter, Phoebe Lee Taylor. He also enjoyed watching college football and rooted for the New York Jets.
He worshiped at the Chapel of the Society of St. Paul, Meiers Corners.
Surviving, along with his daughter, Phoebe, are his mother, Helen Taylor; his brothers, Martin and Albert; his sister, Christine Bachtel, and his former wife, Aideen Lee Taylor.
The funeral will be Friday from the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Rita's R.C. Church, Meiers Corners. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.
