Erik Tyson

1979 - 2022

Erik Tyson obituary, 1979-2022, Monticello, FL

Erik Tyson

1979 - 2022

BORN

1979

DIED

2022

Erik Tyson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by A Direct Cremation - Gainesville from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, 2022.
Erik Tyson, 43, who lived in Monticello, Florida, passed away July 24, 2022 after battling liver failure and related health issues. He was born in Stuart, Florida to Cecilia Leann Tyson and Robert Mitchell on May 7, 1979. Erik was preceded in death by his mother, Leann, and his younger brother, Lucas Laszko.

Erik is survived by his two sons, Preston, age 12, and Payton, age 8, their mother Jennifer Radziewicz, his girlfriend Carmen Faith, his aunts Denise Menninger, Vicky Tyson-Jones, Gail Tyson Wood, and Dena Williams Bushman as well as cousins, Matt, Michael, George, Peter, Paul, Joseph, Olivia, Amanda, Becky, Jeffrey, Robbie, David, Andy, Ray, and Johnny.

Erik loved creating electronica music, DJ-ing, cooking, painting with acrylics, and making people smile. His heart was so big, and he was kind to everyone he encountered. He loved his sons and bragged about them at every opportunity.

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