A Life of Love, Passions & Heroism

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Tyler was a forever 10-year-old, always playful, always funny, always received energy from others, always sharing his energy.

Big brother Tyler cared deeply for his family, especially his sister, always wanting the best for her well-being.  He was the personification of what it means to be a big brother.

Devoted is an understatement.  Tyler was madly in love and was preparing to spend the rest of his life with his one and only.  To fulfil his wish, the family proposed to his fiancée hours just before his passing.

A day with Tyler was always and adventure.  You left the house at dawn to work out in the gym, ran 40 miles around a mountain counting bugs, paddled 30 miles between islands, then chill fly fishing at his fav spot.

Tyler got in the water at 6 months old and never came out. His drive for a water challenge and passion to protect other watermen led to his life-brand as lifesaver before and after the Coast Guard.

A mentor, someone that wanted everyone to share is passions, or a little of both?  Tyler mentored anyone willing to share his passions of water, extreme challenges, or watching out for others.

A bachelor's degree in natural resource management from University of Hawaii, nothing could stop Tyler from the outdoors, protecting animal habitats, and protecting people to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and California Lifeguard.

Tyler applied his life-brand to the U.S. Coast Guard receiving a Valor Award for rescues on the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, before graduating from the elite Rescue Swimmer training school and serving as Aviation Survival Technician (AST) aboard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters.  Tyler wanted to save lives in the most extreme conditions imaginable.

During a Joint U.S. - Canadian Coast Guard rescue operation, Tyler suffered critical injuries while rescuing a stroke victim from a commercial ship.  The Coast Guard Commandant awarded Tyler the Distinguished Flying Cross.  With his family, fiancée and fellow rescue swimmers by his side, Tyler succumbed to his injuries.  The stroke victim survived.