Obituary - Jasper Tyler

Thursday, January 25, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Former Juneau resident, Jasper Tyler of Lynwood, Wash., died Jan. 18, 2001, in Seattle.

He was born Oct. 4, 1921, in Tacoma, Wash. His family moved to Juneau in 1935. Tyler joined the Army Alaska Communication System in 1942. While in the ACS he was stationed in Juneau, Adak, Fairbanks and Seattle. He retired from the ACS as a master sergeant in 1963.

Tyler also lived in Anchorage from 1971 until 1989 and worked on the Alaska Pipeline in Valdez and the North Slope. He retired from the labor union in 1982.

Tyler is preceded in death by his son Mitchell and grandson Mitchell Tyler II.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy, of Seattle; daughter Darcy Tyler Holmes and sons Steven and Tim Tyler, all of Seattle; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

At the request of the family no services were held.

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