Mandi Nostrant and her family

Hi, I'm Mandi's step-mom Kim, and I started this fund to help Mandi in some small way since Tyler's tragic passing yesterday. For those of you who don't know, Tyler experienced chest pains Thursday morning and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. From there he was life-flighted to Sacred Heart and rushed into emergency surgery for an aortic dissection . After about 8 hours in surgery, he was moved to ICU where he passed a few hours later. Coby and Jocelyn as well as Tyler's parents, Larry and Vickie were all with Mandi and Tyler at the hospital.

Obviously, the family is devastated. There was no warning, no indication that there might be something wrong, and now, Mandi's life has forever changed. Those of you who knew Tyler know that Mandi and his family were everything to him. At this time, the family is trying to regroup and figure out life without Tyler. If you have ever experienced sudden loss, it is overwhelming.

It was Tyler's wish to be cremated and that will take place soon with a memorial service to be announced at a later date. In the meantime, day to day life continues and we would like to take some of the pressure off Mandi so she may take the time she needs to grieve this unbelievable loss. So many have asked how they can help, and honestly, right now financial help is the best. No matter what, we ask for continued prayers for Mandi, Coby, Jocelyn, Larry, Vickie and the rest of our family. God Bless~

update June 14, 2033: life is moving forward and we cannot thank you enough for showing up for our family! Donations, food, fixing the truck, mowing the lawn, weed-eating, but most of all your love. We will miss Tyler forever, his heart, his laughter! But having you all stand with us helps so much. There will be many rough days ahead but we are thankful you walk with us. We are currently trying to finalize arrangements for July 22 and will share when we have that done.