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Herbert Bruce Taylor

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July 31, 1928 – November 1, 2025

Herbert Bruce Taylor of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025. He was born on July 31, 1928, to the late Leroy Taylor and Evelyn Fiddner Taylor. He was preceded in death by his brothers, George Taylor and Kenneth Taylor, and his sisters, Ethel Naslund and Joan Taylor. He is survived by his nieces, Cheryl Douglas, Pamela Solberg, and Kristen Proulx. Herbert was educated in the Bethel, Connecticut, school system and at Danbury State Teachers College.

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Thomas Gilroy, 75

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It is with broken hearts that we share with you that Tom passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the age of 75 yrs old. Tom graduated from NCHS in a work study program.  His trade of study was done at Village Body Shop in New Canaan.  He continued working there for 30 years. After retirement he began his work at New Canaan Public School transportation department.  He made many connections with children and colleagues over the 21 years.   He left behind his smile and kindness to everyone he met. Tom is survived by his wife of 45 years Judy.  He is survived by his nephews, Jimi and Matt Gilroy and 3 nieces and two granddaughters, Celeste and Stephanie, and 4 great grandchildren, Sissy, Cooper, Joshua and Tierney.

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Hương Bửu Brewster, 84

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Hương Bửu Brewster passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025 in New Canaan, Connecticut, at age 84. Bửu was admired for her strength and her fiery spirit, leaving an indelible mark on all who knew her. Born on September 6, 1940, in Vietnam, Bửu  was the youngest of seven children and the daughter of a civil magistrate. She lived through a tumultuous era in her homeland, working for the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, where she met her husband of 43 years, Donald Charles Brewster, the last U.S. Cultural Attaché. In the waning days of the U.S. Mission in 1975, Bửu fled Vietnam with her two children and Donald departed on the final helicopter with the U.S. ambassador, aiding Vietnamese family and allies in their escape from communism.

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John Paul Emert, 82

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John Paul Emert, of New Canaan CT and Nantucket MA, died July 17, 2025, at age 82.  The son of E. Paul Emert, a stockbroker, and Mary Shields Emert, a homemaker, John was born September 5, 1942, and grew up in Chatham, NJ. He received a BA with honors from Amherst College, an LLB from Stanford Law School, and an LLM from New York University Law School. He became interested in political and economic issues relating to developing countries, and while in college and law school participated in study groups travelling in Chile, Mexico, and Brazil. He learned to speak Spanish and Portuguese.  During law school in 1965, John participated in a civil rights campaign in Mississippi to integrate public facilities, such as libraries and restaurants. After law school, John joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to Uganda, an East African country that had recently gained independence and needed teachers.

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Marjorie Lawlor Cassidy, 96

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Marjorie Lawlor Cassidy, longtime resident of New Canaan, Block Island RI, and Vero Beach, FL passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12 in Darien, CT at the age of 96. Born in Waterbury, CT to Mary (Hodson) and William K Lawlor in 1929, she was a graduate of Saint Margaret’s school at Middlebury CT and Manhattanville College. Marjorie was married to Thomas Cassidy in 1954. They moved to New Canaan in 1960 where they raised their five children and were active members of the community and St. Aloysius Church.