Tyler Holden Guge

Tyler Holden Guge, age 22, formerly of Maryville, Tennessee, and currently of San Francisco, California, passed away July 9, 2008. Tyler was a gifted artist and musician and enriched the lives of those around him with his beautiful talents and loving nature. He was preceded in death by his beloved GrandMary Ortman. He is survived by his parents, Brett & Gail Guge of Upland, California; sister and brother-in-law, Ashley and Jesse Rhoads of Pasadena, California; grandparents, Agee and Lillie Mae Guge of Maryville, Tennessee, and Dan and Joyce Pilkinton of Trussville, Alabama; uncle, Rod Guge of Kansas City, Missouri; aunt and uncle, Sharon and Roe Boone of Maryville, Tennessee; cousins, Stuart, Lee Anne, Lilly Beth and Harrison Boone of Nashville, Tennessee, and a host of other friends and family who cherished him for his friendship, talents, and kind and loving spirit. Services will be held Tuesday, July 15 at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service in Maryville with visitation from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and memorial service at 7:00 with Reverend Beecher Whitehead officiating. A second memorial service will be held in Southern California the week of July 21st. Details are pending. Tyler lived for music and in his memory music will live on. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in Tyler's memory may be sent to: Community Music Center (In memory of Tyler Guge) 544 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. Or, to donate by phone (415) 647-6015 x76. Community Music Center is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founded in 1921 with the mission of enhancing the community's quality of life by making high quality music accessible to all people, regardless of their financial status. CMC is the Bay Area's oldest community arts organization and San Francisco's largest provider of free and low-cost music classes and concerts, serving over 2200 students and 12,000 concertgoers each year. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, 983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Tyler Holden Guge please visit our Sympathy Store.