I don’t know how to start this, so I guess I just will. Tyler was everything my family wanted for my little sister and more. He was a dedicated father, and the most loyal husband-to-be.
He was compassionate, patient, he was so calm. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone that needed it. He was a great man of God.
The loss that our families are feeling together right now is indescribable.
Losing such a young and vibrant life has completely sucked the air out of our lungs and has turned our world completely upside down.
Our only flicker of light and hope over the last few days has been and will always be Tyler and Kerry’s little boy, Sawyer.
Sawyer had only gotten one good full year with his Daddy. One trip to the pumpkin patch. One train ride. One Thanksgiving. One Christmas. One Happy New Year. One Easter. One Father’s Day. One beach trip. One Birthday party.
It’s hard to describe the feeling we have, knowing the plans that Kerry and Tyler had for their life together will never be able to be. Forever altered. While we will never understand why this happened or what God’s plan is for us, we know we are here for a reason. To love, support, and to be there for each other.
I am praying with every fiber of my being that everyone that knew and loved Tyler will be able love and support Kerry and Sawyer in this time of need. Be there for them, lift them up in prayer, to let their love for Tyler pass onto them. So they know that they are never alone. So that they know that Tyler is still here with us. Through actions, celebrations, through showing up.
While Tyler is no longer here with us on this physical earth, we know he will be celebrating every single one of Sawyer’s milestones from the other side. Our one true heavenly home. He will be here in spirit for every lost tooth, birthday party, soccer game. Every Christmas morning. Through his school days and dating years. He will be at all of Sawyer’s graduations. And all through Sawyer’s adulthood. Please lift Kerry up in prayer so that she may always know this. And more importantly that she always feels this. Their time together was cut way too short. It just wasn’t enough. And if we can all just step in, one day at a time, she can know that she can do this and that she isn’t alone.
If you are able to do so, please consider donating anything, in any amount. Please help to lighten the weight of the real world off of Kerry’s shoulders. While no amount in the world can ever even begin to replace our Tyler, it can help ease life’s burdens in the coming weeks, months, and years for Kerry and their son.
If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing and lifting her up in prayer.
From both of our broken-hearted families, thank you for reading.
