Lindsay L. Tait

Lindsay L. Tait, 78, of Cheshire, Conn., died Sept. 20, 2007, at home following a long battle with cancer.Mr. Tait retired from the Braintree Savings Bank, Braintree, Mass., in 1989. He served as president and chief executive officer. He began his banking career at the Quincy Savings bank in 1954 before going to Braintree Savings in 1970. During his tenure as president, the banks assets grew from $25 million to $172 million.After retiring, he moved to his longtime home in Brownfield, Maine. He was elected to the board of selectmen in 1993 and served two terms. He was quoted once as saying, Government is a business, and should be run the same way."After meeting his beloved wife, Anne (Campbell) Nesbit, Mr. Tait moved moved to Cheshire, Conn., in 2000.He joined the Army in 1948. During the Korean War, he was assigned to a Military Police unit in Vienna, Austria. He was honorably discharged in 1953.Born and raised in Quincy, Mass., Mr. Tait graduated from Quincy High School in 1948. He attended the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks graduate school at Brown University and Association Management Development Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.He served three years as a nongovernment member of the United Nations. Under the auspices of the State Department he traveled to China and Africa.Mr. Tait was a member of the Republican party, a life member of the National Rifle Association and the Rural Lodge in Quincy Mass., and a member of the American Legion.He was a Red Sox and Patriots fan and enjoyed scuba diving, skiing, hunting and reading.He is survived by his wife, Anne Nesbit Tait; two sons, Ian Tait of Brownfield, Maine, and Bruce Tait of Weymouth, Mass.; a brother, Douglas Tait of Chambersburg, Penn.; two stepsons, Richard Nesbit of Cheshire, Conn., and John Nesbit of Wallingford, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Beth Barnes of Prospect, Conn., and Nancy Atnes of Manasquan, N.J.; three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three nephews and a niece.He was the husband of the late Evelyn Tait.Funeral services were held at the First Congregational Church in Cheshire. Burial took place in the Cheshire Hillside Cemetery with Military Honors. A memorial service will be held at the Quincy Point Congregational Church in Quincy, Mass., at a later date. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.