Elliott Benjamin Taylor, passionately living life for 24 years even while having cancer for the last 26 months. Loving husband of Yu Taylor, nee Shibagaki. Devoted son of Scott and RuthAnn (nee Medow) Taylor. Dear brother of Missy Stamler and Emily Sanger. Cherished grandson of Jerry and the late Sandy Medow. Beloved son-in-law of Kunio and Mayumi Shibagaki. Fond nephew of Michael and Debbie Medow and Jeffrey Taylor. Loving great-nephew of Beverly Meyer and Beverly Colton. Dear cousin of Kristina Medow. Devoted grandson-in-law of Zennosuke and Fusako Kato. Fond brother-in-law of Nau and Masatake Hori, So Shibagaki and Kuu. Cherished friend to Andrew, Hayato & Keiko, Kenji, Koji, Kazuma, Mark and so many more. Elliott was an honor student at DePaul and UIC, spoke fluent Japanese, was a talented artist and martial arts competitor and teacher, and was an independent thinker, funny, creative and sensitive. Services Tuesday 11 AM at Lakeside Congregation, 1221 County Line Rd, Highland Park. In lieu of flowers contributions in Elliott’s name to NorthShore Kellogg Cancer Center would be appreciated. Info Mitzvah Memorial Funerals, 630-MITZVAH (630-648-9824), or www.mitzvahfunerals.com