Christian Romney Taylor

Christian Romney Taylor, our beloved son, brother, uncle, grandson, and nephew, died on May 14, 2026, after a lengthy battle with mental illness.

Christian joined our family on October 9, 2003. He was born in White Plains, New York, with dark hair, a cherubic face, and the kindest-looking blue eyes. Even as a brand-new baby, we could pick Christian up in our arms and instantly feel loved. His older brothers—Michael, Joseph and Daniel—loved their new baby brother. His younger siblings—Grace and William—loved their older brother.

Christian was a creative, artistic boy with a twinkle in his eye and some pretty sweet dance moves. He blessed our lives for more than 22 years with his love, compassion, and spunky humor. He loved his life growing up in Mamaroneck and Eastchester, New York, running around with his friends, swimming at Lake Isle, and playing Legos. In fact, his childhood dream was to become a Lego Master Builder.

Christian moved with his family to Holladay, Utah in 2014 and graduated from Olympus High School in 2021. He later attended both Utah Valley University and Salt Lake Community College. He loved learning and was particularly drawn to political science and economics. Christian was very interested in the world around him and showed a particular sensitivity to the underprivileged and oppressed.

Christian loves his family. He is survived by his parents, Juliane and Jeffrey Taylor; his loyal siblings Michael, Joseph, Daniel, Grace, and William; his beloved sister-in-law Abbey Whitcomb-Taylor, his nephew Wesley, and his niece, Phoebe; his grandparents Michael and Diana Taylor, and Douglas Jackson; his adoring and attentive aunts and uncles, and more cousins than one could count. But Christian knows them all, and he loves each of them for who they are, no matter what. He is preceded in death by his beautiful grandmother, Joan Jackson, and our beloved golden retriever, Maggie.

Christian is the most, loving, thoughtful, empathetic, and tender-hearted person we have ever known. He wanted everybody to be happy. He fought so, so bravely against a crippling and incapacitating mental disease. He hung in there for as long as he could until, in his last loving words to his friends and family, he said, “It’s time for me to rest.”

If you’re reading this, Christian loves you. He wants you to go on in your lives, be happy, and achieve great things. There will be a lot of ups and downs, but in the end, Christian knows you’ll still be the amazing people he loves.

One of Christian’s final messages to his family was, "I'll always love you guys,” and you, Christian, are the guy we will always love.