Tyler James Centini

Tyler James Centini was born Dec. 23, 1982, to Michael James Centini & Elaine Callahan Centini. Our beloved son passed away Dec. 30, 2018.

He married Staci Baker Centini on May 5, 2005, in the Salt Lake Temple (later divorced) . They had two children, Samuel James Centini age 12 & Emma Lin Centini age 10. His children were the love of his life.

Tyler enjoyed many hobbies. He liked to wrestle with his brothers. He raced motocross. He was talented with radio control cars. He was amazing with computers and loved playing video games, especially with his children. He had an appreciation of music and composed some beautiful pieces. He liked building things.

Tyler was a sensitive open-minded person to whom others came with their problems. Life was not always fair, but he could usually fight on. He served 4 years in the US Army where he was stationed in Alaska and was deployed to Afghanistan before being honorably discharged. He attended the University of Utah where he majored in Computer Science and was then hired by TDW.

He is survived by former wife, Staci; children, Sam & Emma; parents, Michael & Elaine; brothers, Ryan (Kerry), Brandon (Desiree), Blake (Lindzey); nephews,Trenton and James; nieces, Kimber and Emily.

Funeral services will be held January 9, 2019, at 10:00 am in the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park located at 17111 South Camp Williams Road, Bluffdale, UT.

The family invites you to leave a message or a memory on their “Guestbook” at virginvalleymortuary.com