Tyler Shuler's Funeral

December 5: Laura let me know about Tyler Shuler’s passing.  She read it on Facebook.  I called Kate and we talked for nearly an hour.  Kate has had such a difficult life in so many ways and this may be the most difficult thing she has faced so far.  Even so, I felt comforted after visiting with her.  They have found comfort in knowing he is no longer within the influence of his mother and his life had a peaceful ending rather than the violent one they have envisioned because of the course his life was on.  He had epilepsy and apparently had a seizure during the night while sleeping on his stomach.  He was unable to breath and could not help himself.   

 The man in uniform was Tyler's stepfather for a time and perhaps 

the greatest influence for good during his time with his mother. 

Me and Ashley Shuler

 

Dec. 9: I met Wendy, Lee and Sarah in Payson and we traveled to Tyler Jay Shuler’s funeral in Willard. It was really a lovely day.  There was a sweet Spirit at the viewing and funeral. Susan, Tyler’s mother, did pretty well.  She allowed them to fly Tyler’s body home to be buried.  She didn’t object to an LDS funeral, but did walk out during the closing song to make a statement of some sort.  The song was “A Child’s Prayer.”  I made a connection with Ashley, David Shuler’s widow.  Her family grew up with Richard and Dawn Anderson’s family.  I was surprised to see her there, but had a chance to visit with her.  There is much good and great potential in her, but I will always be on Terri’s side and feel deep sadness that David and Terri’s temple marriage was destroyed because of his relationship with Ashley.  She is young enough to be his daughter.  I'm certain she was attractive on many levels, because she is beautiful and intellectually his equal, but I am worried he sold his birthright for a mess of pottage in the eternal scheme of things.