Grant Robert Taylor was baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection Friday, February 27, 2026 due to complications from Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) He was born on November 28, 2005 and entered into rest at the age of 20.
Dear son of Ted and Lisa, (nee Hesskamp) Taylor. Beloved brother of Lydia Taylor. Dear grandson of Mary, the late Dale Taylor and the late Robert and Mary Joan Hesskamp. Loving nephew, cousin, godchild, and friend of many.
Grant loved his family and also loved his college experience at Missouri State University. He was a member of the graduating class of 2020 from St Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic School and a member of the graduating class of 2024 from De Smet Jesuit High School. He remained close to his De Smet group of friends, ‘the boys’and would hang out with them whenever he was back in St Louis. Grant liked to write stories and journal; he loved stingrays, traveling, (especially to Disney), ESports, gaming, trout fishing, and Panda Express! In June of 2023, the Make-A-Wish Foundation Missouri & Kansas granted his wish for a gaming computer which brought him immense joy.
SERVICES: A VISITATION will be held on Friday, March 6, from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. A FUNERAL MASS will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 12:30 p.m. at St Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor would be appreciated to: Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation Missouri & Kansas, and/or Camp Rhythm via St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
