Tyler N. Torres

Born July 22, 1996, in Livingston, NJ, Tyler Nels Torres passed away December 20, 2021, in Madison, WI. He was 25 years old. He lived in New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado (where his love of the Denver Broncos was born) and Wisconsin. Tyler loved to watch and play football. At Lafollette High School, he played football and lacrosse and loved his computer and gaming. He built and upgraded his computer and played with family and friends from all over. He was a sweet, gentle, and considerate man who made the people around him quickly at ease.  More recently, he enjoyed time in his house and on his motorcycle. Tyler loved animals and, currently, shared his life and home with his five cats, Momo, Jojo, Coco, Ollie, and Allie. Tyler was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Casiana Medina, his maternal grandfather, Jose Varela, and a cousin, Diamond Torres. Tyler will be lovingly missed by his mother, Amy Varela, his father, Nelson Torres, brothers and sister, Tayte, Thaedyn and Trinity Torres, aunts and uncles, Kara (Andrew) Shaw, Rebecca Torres, Alex Snook (DeeAnn Eller), Aderson Torres, his paternal grandfather, Juan Torres, his maternal grandmother, Linda Schlitter and many cousins. A memorial to honor Tyler is scheduled for July 23, 2022. To receive details by email, send a request to: amylynvarela@gmail.com or tystnt@gmail.com. You can obtain additional information via Amy or Nelson's Facebook page. A GoFundMe account at https://gofund.me/3a9e0762 has been set up for Tyler's family to help with his funeral and memorial costs. Many thanks to the myriad of friends and family members for everything you have done during this trying time. Words cannot express our appreciation, love, and gratitude for your kind words, photos, memories, love, and companionship.