Bradford Alan Tyler

friend, passed into the Lord's care at home on March 5, 2017

with his wife of 30 years, Shirley (DeBlaey) Tyler and long

time friend Sal Steinberg at his side.

He was born in Ohio in February 1954 to Marjorie Ann

(Kessack) and Gordon H Tyler, both who preceded him.

After graduating high school in Maryland, he briefly attended

college and then started working in the computer technology

field. He started on the east coast and then traveled to

California, then Houston and on to Colorado Springs. He

wrote programs for SkyLab, Pioneer and other space

programs, clinical informatics, telecommunications, digital

media and data management. He held positions of Manager,

Deputy Division Manager, and Director of Business Develop-

ment. His management strategies and mentorship motivated

and transformed human beings and world technologies. He

was described by friends as not only a brilliant theorist and

futurist but also a poetic writer. Brad retired from Onstream

Media as their Chief Technology Officer in 2010.

Brad is survived by his wife, his sons Andrew and David, both

of Fort Collins and his siblings Geoffrey Tyler, Douglas Tyler

and Laura Albright.

Brad loved to hike and photograph the State and National

Parks along with his family. He taught his sons to love and

respect the natural world. He also gave his boys a passion for

reading and for the pursuit of knowledge. He worked with

the Boy Scouts and was proud of his two Eagle Scouts. He

enjoyed riding the horses at the Colorado Springs

Therapeutic Riding Center and volunteering his time with the

children with disabilities and photographing events for the

Center. He loved birding with family and friends and opened

them to a world of songs.

Visitation will take place at Swan-Law March 9 from 4 to 7

PM. Funeral services will be on March 10 at 1:00 PM at

Cragmor Christian Reformed Church. Private burial will take

place at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Colorado

Springs Therapeutic Riding Center or the Prostate Cancer

Foundation.