Virginia Hazel Tyler

Virginia Hazel Tyler, age 89, was a resident of Sarasota, Florida before she passed away on August 27, 2023. Virginia was born in Inglewood, California, to Joseph and Bernice (Luginbuehl) Tyler. She is pre-deceased by her parents, her brother Calvin Joseph and sister Faith (deceased in infancy). She graduated with a BA from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah (1955) and a MA in Library Science from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu. Her life took her on a journey from her roots in California and overseas for 24-years as a teacher. For her retirement she made a permanent move, and thankfully landed, in Sarasota, Florida. She had an exciting international life as a civilian elementary teacher (grades 2nd – 5th) for military families with the U. S. Department of Defense. She lived and worked on the military bases located in Japan, Sicily, Greece, Belgium, and a few other countries. With her unique career, she had the opportunity to visit numerous other countries during the seasonal school breaks with other teachers. From these experiences she caught the ‘travel bug’ and wanted to continue the adventure of learning other cultures and meeting their people. Her last big trip was a tour of Hong Kong, mainland China and Bali, Indonesia in 2012 with her dear friend, Carol-Lee Porter. She was blessed to serve three church proselyting missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Oahu in Hawaii, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Her exciting Hawaii mission was near her parents, who were serving at the same time, a service mission. They were with the planning and construction team for the Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie on Oahu. As for her interests she was a proficient and dedicated genealogist who enjoyed teaching or working with others to find their ancestry. She loved spending time with her church family at activities and her various teaching assignments. She wasn’t very ‘techy’, like so many others with common computer and phone issues, ask anyone, and on a lighter side she truly loved to eat out with friends. Aside from church life and service, traveling and dining out, she was always very happy, kind to others and a social butterfly. Known for her spontaneous humor, making light of her shrinking 4’9” height, she was everyone’s favorite and loving chatterbox! If there was one person loved by all who knew her, it was Virginia; she is already missed. It has been such an honor to know and love her. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:00 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Sarasota Ward [7001 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL. 34238. Burial to follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Virginia Hazel Tyler

September 2, 1933 - August 27, 2023