Taylor Monteray Bair

Taylor was born with a rare syndrome called Alagille syndrome. A very rare disease affecting the liver, heart, kidneys and lungs, leaving a person with a 1-in-4 prognosis of living beyond the age of 20-years. He had challenges in life, but he did not let that stop him. He thrived and was one of the most special individuals with a smile and laughter that lit up a room.

He was born in Gainesville, Florida, and after a 2-week battle to stay in this world he moved to Colorado with his loving mom Tiffany. For the first 8-years of his life, he fought and overcame liver and kidney symptoms. For the next 14-years, he fought to overcome an enlarged heart due to undersized arteries, going from his heart to his lungs. He was a fighter, a jedi-warrior who didn’t let this impede his life.

Taylor graduated from Elizabeth High School and started a career at Lockheed Martin Space. He thrived in the aerospace company, first working as a quality inspector and later as a test technician. He started college courses and dreamt of becoming an Engineer. He worked on a countless number of spacecrafts ranging from GPS, to special programs, SPP, and finally on exploration missions to asteroid, the moon and Mars.

Taylor was a gifted guitar player. He loved death-metal music and played unbelievable guitar solos. He taught himself to play guitar in 6th grade, prior to taking any formal lessons. He loved to work on his car even when there is nothing wrong with it, changing oil, and installing upgrades. He loved to skateboard no matter the spills nor bruises he endured. He loved wheeling Jedi lightsabers in Walmart aisles or in parking lots in front of his car. He loved to sleep often due to the countless late-night hours spent gaming and hanging out with his friends online. He loved his friends dearly.

He is survived by his parents, Tiffany and Leroy Samuels, his sister Jada, brother Kingston, grandparents Emmy and Ed Volleberg and finally by his beloved cat Toad.

A celebration of life will be held on January 10, 2023, from 1-3pm at the Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland at 10201 Grant Street, Thornton CO. Attendees are welcome to wear jeans, flannel, hoodies, and heavy metal T-shirts.

A public viewing will be held on January 9, 2023, from 3-6pm at the Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland at 10201 Grant Street, Thornton CO.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations may be made to offset funeral costs can be sent to Taylor’s gofundme, in which the link for donations may be found directly below.