John Tyler Jr.
John Tyler Jr.
- John Tyler Jr.
1940-2016
John W. "Jack" Tyler Jr. of Trinidad died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 1, 2016, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital from complications of cancer.
Mr. Tyler was born Oct. 19, 1940, in St. Cloud, Minn.
He attended St. Thomas College, then moved to Texas and attended Arlington State College where he met Judith Marie Hicks, his soul mate. She became his wife of 53 years.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1963 and served with honor in Vietnam. He returned home in 1966 to the birth of his first daughter, Wendy Knight Tyler, and daughter, Elizabeth Tyler, three years later.
He began his post-corps career at Kmart, but found his true passion working in financial services/wealth Mmanagement. He retired from American National Bank in Kaufman where he participated in Lions Club and several other non-profit organizations.
He was an avid Notre Dame fan and never ceased to learn new things. He often told his daughters “when you stop learning you die.”
He is survived by his wife, Judith; his daughters, Elizabeth and Wendy; Wendy’s husband Bret Schlueter; two sisters, Susan Tyler of Galveston and Jill Tyler Gresham of Centerville; and brother, Patrick Tyler of Washington, D.C.
A memorial gathering will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at Cedar Creek Country Club, 18392 Country Club Dr., Kemp 75143.
In lieu of flowers, please go to fisherhouse.org to make a donation or send donations for the Fisher House to Elizabeth Tyler, 2032 Crestside Dr., Carrollton 75007.
Fisher House Foundation is a network of comfort homes where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment.
