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Tyler Cavanaugh Obituary
He will be interred with his family at Angelus Memorial Park on June 11, 2011.
He was a fifth-generation Alaskan.
Tyler was born April 23, 1984, in Soldotna to Cari R. Cavanaugh of Seward.
Tyler lived in Seward and then Homer. He attended schools in Homer, where he was active in Boy Scouts and karate. Tyler also attended Browning Academy in Utah. He then attended AVTEC, studying culinary arts. He enjoyed working in the food service industry as a cook. He was always trying to create original new sauces.
Tyler is survived by his daughter, Tianah Rayne Cavanaugh, and her mother (Tina Prevost). He is also survived by his grandparents, Richard and Jane Swain of Homer, who raised him after his mother's untimely passing. Tyler is also survived by his uncle, Randall Cavanaugh of Anchorage; and grandfather, Warren E. Cavanaugh of Oregon. He had an extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins who will miss him.
Tyler was preceded in death by his mother, Cari R. Cavanaugh; uncle, Garrieth M. Cavanaugh; and aunt, Shirley A. Cavanaugh.
Arrangements are with Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel & Crematory.
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Memories and Condolences
for Tyler Cavanaugh
5 Entries
Tianah
April 5, 2024
I miss you dad
Karma Hibbetts
April 23, 2014
I miss my favorite cousin everyday. Today, I am celebrating you and what would have marked 30 years of your life. I love you more than you ever knew and still do.
May 4, 2011
Jane & Family,
I am so sorry to read of Tyler's
death.
Janet Moyer
Neighbor
May 3, 2011
To lose a love one in death is an almost unbearable loss. I am sorry you have to have such a sadness. May the God of comfort give you the courage and the strength to cope. 2 Cor 1:3,4
Mania Cookson
May 3, 2011
Hello Tianah, Jane, Richard, and Randy,
I am thinking of you all. If I could take some of the pain away, I would.
Love to all,
Mania
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