Tyson Jon Dent known for his kindness, sweetness, and vast knowledge of history, math, and puns. He left us way too soon on July 1, 2024. He was born in Redlands, California on September 15, 2000. He lived most of his life in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Free State High School. He scored a 34 on his ACT (99th percentile). He would joke that he missed one question on the math portion of the exam, but that the question was wrong, not his answer. He was passionate about robotics class. He received the Merit based scholarship from University of Kansas, the highest scholarship awarded by the school. He loved history and that was his initial major. He then switched his major to Computer Science. His love of history and geography made it nearly impossible to beat him in Trivia games. He played chess, was a voracious reader, and loved Broadway Musicals. He was a music fan, especially liking the Beatles, 80’s music, and frequently wore a My Chemical Romance music shirt.
Friends and family would frequently talk about Tyson’s love of making great puns. A trait he inherited from his mom. He is survived by his beloved mom Marissa Clark, his loving father figure John Clark, his siblings Trevor, Trinity, Jake, and Kayla. He is also survived by his Grandmother Jean Riffe. He loved his two cats, Sasha and Sable.
He established many friends after moving to Kansas City and attending UMKC. Ruby, Wheeler, Lauren, and Charles were especially close friends.
Watership Down was a book that Ty loved. His mom and he read it many times until the pages were literally falling apart. The last page read
| “You’ve been feeling tired,” said the stranger, “but I can do something about that. I’ve come to ask whether you’d care to join my Owsla (a group of strong or clever rabbits) . We shall be glad to have you and you’ll enjoy it. If you’re ready, we might go along now”. It seemed to Hazel (the protagonist) that he would not be needing his body anymore, so he left it lying on the edge of the ditch, but stopped for a moment to watch his rabbits and try to get used to the extraordinary feeling that strength and speed were flowing inexhaustible out of him into their sleek young bodies and healthy senses… Hazel followed; and together they slipped away, running easily down through the wood, where the first primroses were beginning to bloom. |
Ty mentioned he was tired. He was tired of dealing with frequent bad, negative thoughts. He fought hard against these feelings for many years. He tried everything possible through multiple different avenues. We loved him for who he was… a passionate, caring, giving, and kind person. We deeply love him. We will miss him.
Memorial donations may be made to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
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