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Portrait of Tyler Lynn Busche
In Loving Memory of Tyler Lynn Busche

Tyler Lynn Busche

November 8, 1989 – October 28, 2012
Lived 22 years
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens · Greenwood, IN
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Life story

Tyler was born to Gary Lynn Busche and Dina Marie Kirkwood on 11/8/89, exactly 12 minutes after his twin Jace Rose Busche at Saint Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana. Five years later, Tyler gained his brother and one of his best friends, Matthew Hunter Schoen, and then five years after that his little sister Macy PearlAnn Schoen came along. He was proud to be her big brother and lovingly referred to her as pork chop. Tyler attended Franklin Township high school where he graduated in 2008 and met his high school sweetheart Brittany Mills. Tyler and Brittany welcomed their beautiful daughter Gabriella Noele Busche on 12/6/2009. Tyler was extremely close to his aunt “Pammy” as aunt Pammy thought of all of her nieces and nephews as her own. Tyler was the loving grandson of Charles & Tamara Kirkwood, Mike and Rosa Spoon, Katie and Ray Thomas, Lynn Busche and Grandma Donna (Miller). Godparents, Karen Driver & Charles Lamar. Tyler worked at Wheatley’s in Wanamaker since the age of 14 alongside many of his friends and his best friend Riley Land who joined Tyler in heaven just a few years later. Tyler and Riley now rest together just a short walk across the cemetery just like they grew up down the street from each other. Tyler was a doting, father and loved Gabriella beyond measure. Tyler went on to be a meat cutter at Marsh grocery store until the date of his death. Tyler was a fun, loving, bighearted guy with a love for being the life of the party! Unfortunately, Tyler was going through some struggles in his life that became too much for him to bear. Tyler died by suicide on 10/28/12 leaving behind all of his loved ones and friends. if you are suffering from mental health struggles, please reach out for help. Give tomorrow a chance. It’s the best thing you could do to honor Tyler Lynn Busche and your own life. Your story isn’t over.

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1989
Born November 8
1995
Tyler was 6 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1997
Tyler was 8 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Tyler was 12 when Apple introduced the iPod
2004
Tyler was 15 when Facebook was launched
2010
Tyler was 21 when Instagram was launched
2012
Passed away October 28, age 22
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Greenwood, IN
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