Tyler Lee Ford

Tyler Lee Ford was a 31-year-old man from Hutchinson, Kansas, whose life mattered to family, friends and the communities that knew him. Public records and contemporary news reports identify him by name and home city; beyond that, the public record available to memorial compilers is limited. What is clear is that Tyler was a real person with connections to others who cared for him.

In September 2023 Tyler’s death was publicly reported after his body was found on September 17, 2023, at Harvey County East Park near Newton. Local law enforcement later determined he died of a gunshot wound and treated his death as a homicide. Those facts are part of the official record but do not define the whole of his life.

Because no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice matching his name and the exact date of death could be located in public, archival, or news obituaries, details about Tyler’s work, education, hobbies, and the circle of people who loved him remain private or unpublished. That absence in the public record does not diminish the reality of his life or the grief of those who knew him; it only means that this remembrance must be framed with restraint and respect.

To family, friends and neighbors who hold Tyler in their memories: may this page serve as a quiet acknowledgment that his life is not forgotten. If you are a family member and would like help compiling a fuller, family-authorized memorial using personal memories, photos, and details, that can be done with care and at your direction. Until fuller family-provided information is available, this page honors the simple truth that Tyler was a person of worth whose passing was mourned by people who knew him.