Andrew Bruce Taylor

BIGLERVILLE Andrew Bruce Taylor, 29, died Saturday morning,September 26, 2009 in Baltimore, Md. Born January 1, 1980,in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Edwin B. and Jeanette R. (Alexander) Taylor. He was a 1998 graduate of Biglerville High School and received a Bachelor of Music in performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Va. He also studied at Appalachian State University and continued his Master Level studies at Old Dominion University. He was formerly an active member in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala., with the Silver Wings Band, and Fort Monroe with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band. In his five years of Army service, Andrew has been the Command Bugler, and in June 2004, was the official bugler for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, France. He was currently a member of the Army Reserves in Fort Dix, N.J. He worked as a Clinical Counselor for the Cornell Abraxas Youth Center. He is survived by his brother, Ryan E. Taylor, of Biglerville; and his grandparents, Charles and Jean Swope, of Biglerville; as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Funeral services will be held 1p.m., Wednesday, at the Zion United Church of Christ, 22 Gettysburg St., Arendtsville, with the Rev. Dr. Kim Blocher officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Arendtsville with full military honors being performed by the Adams County Allied Veterans. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the church as well as an hour before the services. The Monahan Funeral Home, Gettysburg, is in charge of funeral arrangements. Online condolences can be made at monahanfh.com.