Marie (andre) Mcguire Taylor

Marie (Andre) McGuire Taylor, 93, of Newington, CT, formerly of Vero Beach, FL and Syracuse, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday (March 28, 2010) at Hartford Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born on October 23, 1916 in Rochester, NY to Alvin and Anna (Koch) Andre. She had a wonderful career as the Development Director for the American Lung Association of Central New York. Understanding the needs of others also led her to a valuable volunteer career in her community. Marie was one of the founding directors of the United Cerebral Palsy Association and also served as the President of both the Salvation Army Auxiliary and the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary while living in Syracuse. She remained an enthusiastic golfer and bridge player well into her eighties. Marie was an avid Syracuse University football and basketball fan, never missing a home football game for 42 straight seasons. She will be dearly missed by her devoted family and many friends, especially her dear friends and staff at Middlewoods. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen A. (McGuire) Heffernan and her son-in-law, James W. of Wethersfield; grandson, John W. Heffernan and his wife, Kathleen; her great grandchildren, Patrick, William and Conor John; her brother, Richard Andre and wife Genevieve; and nieces, Marcia Andre Havens and Denise White. Marie was predeceased by her husbands, John T. McGuire, Robert B. Bailey and G. Robert Taylor, as well as her cherished grandson, Brian James Heffernan. There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, April 6, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect Street, Wethersfield. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Syracuse, NY at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie's memory may be made to HARC, Inc., 900 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105. For on line expressions of sympathy please visit www.desopo.com.