He was born in Longmont in the early morning hours of September 11, 1989, with Colorado’s first fall snow lightly drifting down. His first ride was in his dad’s beautiful white Cadillac which may have influenced his love of automobiles.
Travis attended school in Frederick and graduated from Erie High School in 2009.
As a young boy, one of his passions was hunting with his uncle Wade and one of his prized possessions is the mount from his first deer.
His fitness journey began in high school and he was spurred on by his uncle Wade betting him he could not get a six-pack to which he responded that he would have a 12-pack. He participated in many body building competitions. He was a successful MMA fighter. He was a humble man but following a win in just 28 seconds over a very strong competitor when asked on national television how he reacts when he loses, in true Travis fashion he simply stated “I don’t.”
Travis loved automobiles, especially anything Subaru. He was an especially gifted mechanic and had a very successful business building custom performance automotive parts.
One of his passions was drift racing. He loved having friends and family in attendance when he was drifting. This was another area in which he excelled. He was a gifted musician especially enjoying playing guitar. He was a very talented artist. As a child he was known to crawl under trucks and other equipment and study them then crawl out and draw remarkably accurate pictures of what he had seen. He designed many of his tattoos, including a memorial piece that was not quite complete that depicts, among other things, a turbo of his own design.
He dearly loved his family and considered many of his friends to be family. He was a gentle, considerate and thoughtful man. He was fiercely loyal and was always willing to lend a hand. He worked hard and he played equally hard. He lived life in the fast lane.
He is survived by his parents Jake and Brenda Heussmann; birth mother Debbie Gunn-Roberts; brothers Dakota Heussmann and Cody Crispe; sister Brianne Gunn; grandmothers Jeanne David, Beverly Heussmann, and Yvette Roberts; aunts Debbie Bean and children, Michelle (Sean) Visger and children; Christine Carbonnea and children; Lynn Raye (Myron) Benson and children; Annette McConnell and children; Yvonne (Blair) Ersek; uncle Alan (Cheryl) Roberts; and cousin Daylene (Jaycob) Abernathy and children.
He was preceded in death by his brother Clayton Heussmann; grandfathers David Heussmann and Charles Roberts; and uncles Wade Heussmann and David Bordeau.
A visitation will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2023 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Calvary Church, 2101 Gay Street, Longmont, CO, 80501, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m.
A celebration of life will be held following the funeral service at Jake and Brenda's home, 9592 Sierra Vista Road Longmont, Colorado 80504.
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