DJ Esslinger, 21, technician

DJ Esslinger of Wilton, a former Ridgefielder who was a heating, ventilating and air conditioning technician, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2004. He was 21, and the son of Patricia Tait of Wilton and David Esslinger of 18 Fillmore Lane.
Mr. Esslinger was born on Dec. 10, 1982, and grew up in Wilton and Ridgefield. He recently had spent a short time in Vermont where he was a chef at a French restaurant. He also had worked as a HVAC technician in the family business.
Mr. Esslinger will be remembered by his family and friends as a good friend and older brother.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his mother’s spouse, RossTait, and his father’s wife, Sharon Esslinger; his siblings Dan, Gil, Jennifer, Joseph and Charlotte; and his grandparents, Charles and Mary Hogan and Robert and Joan Esslinger, all of Wilton.
Calling hours were on Friday, May 21, at the Bouton Funeral Home on West Church Street in Georgetown.
A private memorial service was held for the family on Saturday, May 22.