NEW MILFORD — Fellow firefighters remembered former chief, local businessman and veteran Harry H. Taylor Jr. as hardworking and a good friend. [...] Taylor still visited the firehouse frequently, and Krizan recalled going into the room where Taylor and the other longtime members of the department sat. Taylor and his fellow firefighters extinguished the flames that nearly destroyed the lumber yard. In 1970, Harry became president of the hardware store and remained so until his passing, according to his obituary. [...] Krizan recalls seeing Taylor at the hardware store.