Birth date: Nov 21, 1990 Death date: Mar 12, 2016
Ty Murray Irving Ty Murray Irving was born in San Francisco on November 21, 1990 and died on March 12, 2016 at the age of 25 years, three months, and 21 days. He both arrived and left us earlier than expected. As an infant he rel Read Obituary
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Rachel, Thank you for posting the pictures... you always do such a nice job. We miss Ty more than words can express. These pictures are a nice reminder of Ty who was special to all of us.
My heart goes out to Tys family this is a tragic loss of a fine young man. I worked with Tys grandmother for many years. She loved to talk about and share pictures of her grandchildren. I first met Ty when he was 9 years old. It wasnt long afterwards that I was asked to tutor him. He was being home-schooled and wasnt showing a lot of interest in math or reading. It was very apparent, after sitting down with Ty, that he was truly a unique, gifted individual. There was high energy and a high level of creativity about him. His verbal skills were exceptional. He liked to talk and ask questions. There were a lot of things that he was very curious about but math was not one of those things. He needed to know why he should study math.Id like to be able to say that I got him really excited about math but I didnt. I did give him a big picture view of math and its importance in our lives. He accepted that but he still said that he didnt really enjoy math. Despite this, we made good progress in math. We also worked hard on spelling. It was obvious that he had talked with many adults and knew the meaning of words but he couldnt recognize them when reading. He had to learn to spell all the words that he knew.I went to a very good friend who was a school district librarian and asked her how to turn a young, gifted boy on to reading. He could read but wasnt reading at grade level yet. She gave me a stack of books that she was sure he wouldnt be able to put down once he started reading them. She said the key to reading is finding the childs interest.Well sure enough. I remember one of these books: How to Eat Fried Worms. Ty literally giggled and quivered with excitement about the title of this book and couldnt wait to know what was in it. He kept saying (and giggling), Do you think anyone would really eat worms? We went through quite a few books sometimes we would alternate reading but he read more and more and gained speed in his reading. About this time, the first Harry Potter book came out. Ty was determined to read it. Colette said that he asked her to buy him the book and a dictionary. He was sure he could read it if he had a dictionary. And, he did many times. I think J. K. Rowling did more to fuel Tys interest in reading than anyone else. He grew from there.I was only in Tys life for a few years. Then, Colette and Ty went to New Zealand and Australia. Ty learned so much in living in other countries and in traveling. No parent could have given a child a more rounded education with so much experience beyond the textbook. I know that Colette supplemented Tys education with other tutors when he needed assistance. I was very pleased to hear that he was in college. It was especially nice to read what his PSU advisor and instructor said about him as an adult. Ty would have indeed been a valuable contributor in discussion groups. To Colette I wish to say that you did what most parents only dream about you gave Ty an incredible life full of rich experiences. You didnt know that his life would end early. Were always told to value life and live each day to its fullest as if it were the last. You did that with Ty. That is what is important. I know that Ty really had an impact on the people who were in his life and because of that, he will live on in their memories.
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Of all the cousins that my brother and I knew during our childhood, Ty was amongst our favorite. We saw him less often than we would have liked, and every moment we got to visit with him continues to be a genuine treasure to us. Even then in childhood, Ty displayed the kind of gravity of thought, patience, and kindness that would be so characteristic of him in later years. Though adolescence has passed, there is no veiling of the goodness of my memories of Ty. They only grow more golden.Ty is missed, even as he is committed to memory
