In memory of Sharpieman - RIP
 

Haven't posted since 05-05, wonder if he's ok?

I think he is dead? I'm pretty sure this is him.

Tyler Warren, sports enthusiast, student, son

Tyler Andrew Warren, 20, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died June 12. He had been battling congenital heart defects for nearly 21 years.

He was born July 11, 1984, to Donna and Gilbert Warren. Born with a congenital heart defect, he was pronounced a "Blue Baby" at birth. His parents decided to move the entire family back to Palo Alto to be near Stanford University (where older brothers Jesse and Kyle were born) and where the Warrens determined they would find "the best treatment in the world" for him.

A sports nut throughout his life, in his early years he enjoyed playing T-ball baseball, Little League baseball, soccer and basketball. As he grew older he had more health problems but never lost his love of competition and sport. He was a huge San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants fan and over the years was able to collect and receive gifts of autographed photos, footballs and other memorabilia.

But more than that he relished his opportunities to meet a number of the current and previous 49ers. He was thrilled to recently meet Jerry Rice in Palo Alto and has carried a friendship with former 49er Scott Gragg.

He endured nine open-heart surgeries during the last 20 years, several at UCLA, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Stanford University Hospital. He was blessed with a new heart on Dec. 13, 2000. He did very well for the last four-and-a-half years.

Unfortunately he had a difficult time beginning in May and was hospitalized at Stanford University Hospital on Memorial Day 2005. He had a cardiac arrest on June 12 and passed away at 1:30 a.m.

He was enrolled at Foothill College and was planning to leave home in August to attend San Francisco State University. He was a political science and history major. He wanted to donate his organs in the event of his passing but was unfortunately unable due to immunosuppression therapy. He did donate his heart to Stanford for medical science in order to benefit others in the future.

He is survived by his parents, Donna and Gilbert Warren; brother, Patrick; brother, Kyle; sister-in-law, Shannon; and the love of his life, Mia Gines. His brother, Jesse, preceded him in death.

The family will hold a tribute on Sunday, June 19, at 2 p.m. at the Unity Church in Palo Alto, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

Memorial donations may be made to the Tyler Warren Memorial Fund, which will help pay for expenses and future internment. Donations may be sent to Susan Stone Belton, attn: Tyler Warren Memorial Fund, 7675 Tiptoe Lane, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Woah. Yeah, that certainly sounds like him. :(

R.I.P. Sharpieman. If there's an afterlife, I hope you found peace and comfort there.

yeah.

R.I.P.

human life is such a frail, fragile thing.

Oh my, sad news. :(

You'll be missed Sharpieman....

That's him :(

Here is another article that talks a little bit about what his heart transplant allowed him to do.

PALO ALTO RESIDENT, 20, ENJOYED NEW FREEDOM AFTER HEART TRANSPLANT

By Kim Vo

Mercury News

Tyler Warren, the Palo Alto resident whose young life highlighted the importance of organ donation, has died. He was 20.

Mr. Warren died early Sunday at Stanford University Hospital, his parents said. His heart rate had been high for weeks, and he underwent cardiac arrest Saturday and again Sunday.

Hospitals were a familiar place for Mr. Warren, who was born with his pulmonary and aorta arteries in swapped positions. That meant oxygen-deficient blood flowed throughout his body instead of to his lungs. Many in the community followed his surgeries, attended benefit concerts and donated money to help pay for his care.

By the time he was 16, Mr. Warren had undergone nine operations, culminating in a heart transplant that he had hoped would allow him a more typical life.

``Now I feel like I can start,'' he told the Mercury News after the transplant in 2000. ``I never got to go to the mountains because of the altitude. I could never go far away from the hospital -- take a trip.''

The transplant gave him some of those new freedoms, though it also required radiation treatments and occasionally weakened him. He enrolled at community colleges, had his first serious girlfriend and in September traveled to Hawaii, where he went on a ``hike from hell'' and was rewarded with an astonishing waterfall view, his mother, Donna Warren, said.

``That's what the transplant was about: Let him live a life,'' she said.

On Monday, the Warrens, still grieving hard, talked about Tyler Warren's life while making arrangements in the aftermath of his death.

``People need to know about Tyler and what a great guy he was,'' said Gil Warren, his father.

Unable to play sports, Tyler Warren was an avid fan, especially of the San Francisco 49ers. He also followed politics, and would debate his father on everything from the war in Iraq to gay marriage.

Knowing he would need a career with good health insurance, Mr. Warren had aimed to become a college professor. ``Basically, Mom, I think professors work hard, but not that hard,'' Donna Warren recalled him saying. ``So it's perfect for me.''

Last month, Mr. Warren's heart rate jumped, and his fingers began turning blue, his parents said. Lying in the intensive care unit late Saturday, he asked his mother to hold his hand, Donna Warren said. He told her he loved her, and that he was tired.

He soon went into cardiac arrest again, and doctors worked on him in the wee hours Sunday, Donna Warren said, before they finally told the family: ``I think we have to let Tyler go.''

Donation is a strong tradition in the Warren family. In 1993, Gil Warren donated bone marrow for another boy while Tyler Warren underwent surgery.

When Tyler's brother Jesse died last year in a car accident, the family managed to donate his eyes and tissues.

Tyler had hoped to donate, too, his parents said, but his organs and tissues were too compromised.

Donna Warren then offered what she could. ``Can you learn from this, if we give you Tyler's heart?'' she asked doctors. They accepted, she said, after first asking if she was certain.

``Tyler would have wanted it,'' she replied.

well now that's just not fair. life sucks.

tears in my eyes over here.

but...how did we not know about this when it happened? i thought maybe we did, no?

Very tragic. I hope Sharpieman finds himself in a better place.

Poor guy :(

very sad to hear..

That is absolutely him. I recall the heart transplant and the death of his brother.

It's odd how we don't know each other...yet we do. It's sad that we only discovered this now, like it would have been better to know sooner rather than later.

Damn he was young. Very sad.



R.I.P. Sharpieman

We'll miss you.

Awful. I remember the story about him telling us of how his brother died and I see it mentioned.

:(

Geez this is so sad.

You'll be in our hearts Sharpieman. We'll miss you, bud!!

:(

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We'll miss you, Sharpieman. :(

:( Rest in peace.

I remember him talking about his brother's death, heck he's still in my prayers. I honestly had no idea about Sharpieman himself. Sharpieman, you're in my prayers as well. May you live on in heaven.

I never realized either. The only member death I remember hearing about was Maximus/Vulcan. Very sad news about Sharpieman :(

Changed the thread title and this thread is dedicated in memory of him.

Godspeed

Godbless, and Godspeed

Sad news indeed.

so sad, God bless ya Sharpieman... :(

FM

Very sad news. :(

His parents must be very strong folks to live with two huge losses like that.

:(

Very sad and very inspirational at the same time.

Very sad.

I know it's 8 months out, but would anyone be up for an FOFC donation to his memorial fund?

RIP Sharpieman. :(

My heart goes out to his family.

yes

:(

Live on in the spirit of FOFC.

Something like this really puts things into perspective.

:( RIP Sharpieman.

I'm really sorry to hear this. Makes this whole place seem pretty small.

RIP. :(

Sorry to hear about this. I had no idea. :(

RIP, Sharpieman.

RIP to Sharpieman...

I don't have lots of free cash right now but I'm willing to donate a few bucks in his memory.

How very sad, we'll miss you Sharpieman.

Two FOFC deaths in a year, that's just crazy... :(

RIP........very sad. :(

Yes, would you be able to set it up?

:( R.I.P.

Very sad news, he went through so much in a short time..... RIP :(

Very much so.

RIP

Wow. Very sad.

Tragic news... I feel deeply for him, and his parents.

Out-of-season deaths are usually the most difficult to death with. Prayers for his family and friends.

I wonder if there have been other members that have passed away, that we just don't know about, or they werent as popular

:(

RIP