John Wright Tyler Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John W. Tyler was born at home on April 30, 1938 in Provo, Utah to Austin and Emily Tyler. He passed away peacefully on June 18, 2022 at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah following a brief illness. John grew up in Provo, Utah, the second of five children. He graduated from Provo High School and was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ in the islands of Hawaii. Shortly after he returned from his mission, he married Suzanne Harris in the Salt Lake Temple. He studied accounting at Stevens Henagar College in Salt Lake City, and then began working in Pasadena, California. He returned to Provo and began studying at Brigham Young University, ultimately earning a degree in math education. He accepted a teaching position as a seminary teacher in Layton, Utah, where he taught for a year before moving to Layton High School as a math teacher. John loved to teach and was voted the most popular teacher in the school while at Layton High. As his family grew, he also worked a second job at a Chevron service station and soon realized he needed to make a change in order to provide for his family. He accepted a job with the Standard Oil Refinery in North Salt Lake, where he worked until he retired. The family moved to Bountiful while John worked for the refinery. As the family grew and more children arrived, John spent time finishing the basement, building furniture, and often making Christmas presents. He built a children’s playground in the backyard, complete with a merry-go-round made from a truck axle, and a large swing set that he welded from six-inch pipe, towering over the surrounding houses. Eventually a big family and a small house caused them to look for some land on which to build a larger home. They found a lot in Alpine, Utah, and in 1976 he began work on a home he would build largely on his own with the help of his father. The family moved to Alpine where the last child, Steven, was born, making ten children in total. After most of the children had grown and left home, John and Suzanne divorced. John married Annette Wiggins in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple in April of 2000. They have enjoyed twenty-two happy years together. John has a strong testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ and has given many years of service in his Church callings. His two favorite callings were serving in the Provo, Utah Temple and teaching children in Primary. He has also given much service to neighbors and friends who enjoyed his gentle and kind nature as well as his delightful humor. In his later years, John resumed teaching math, this time at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He enjoyed his nineteen years with his students and was very reluctant to leave when health concerns finally required him to stop. He was beloved by the students he taught and garnered some of the highest reviews. Phrases such as “best teacher on campus”, “super kind”, “taking time to explain”, and “always there to help you no matter what” are common throughout those reviews, and reflect the love he has for people. John was preceded in death by his parents, by his sister, Rosemary Mackay, by his brother Lamont Tyler, and a stepson Michael Wiggins. He is survived by Annette Tyler, his beloved wife of 22 years, his brother Steven Tyler, his sister Jean Harper, his ten children, Ben and Valerie Tyler, Marianne and Scott Myers, Jim Tyler, Julie Wiggins, Chris and Dave Budge, David and Catherine Tyler, JoAnn and Dave Tien, Robyn Reed, Annalee and Tim Zeidner and Steve and Lydia Tyler, and his stepchildren Nathan Wiggins, Evan Wiggins, Allan Wiggins, Ana Wiggins, Andrea Wiggins, and Beth Wiggins. He has many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Pleasant View 4th Ward Chapel (350 East 2950 North, Provo, Utah). A Viewing will take place prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the same location. Interment will take place in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Services may be viewed via livestream at: https://tyler.pv4.org/ Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.

John Wright Tyler

April 30, 1938 - June 18, 2022

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