David B. Gaylord
David B. Gaylord, 89, of Burlington, Vt., passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2021, surrounded by his family following a six-month battle with glioblastoma. David was born on September 28, 1931, in Northfield, Vt., to Richard H. and Irene (Biorklund) Gaylord, the youngest of three children. His mother passed away soon after his birth. His father was remarried to Elsie Ehlert from Brooklyn, N.Y., who was the woman David knew as his mother.
David grew up in Northfield and went on to graduate from the University of Vermont in 1953. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany between 1953 and 1955. He was in the Vermont National Guard from 1955 to1957, leaving as a captain. When he returned to Vermont from Germany in 1955, he started dating Carol Sunderland, and they were married on June 23, 1956, in the St. Albans First Baptist Church.