Happy Birthday Declan! For all those who saw or attended his Celebration - please remember him by lighting a Sparkler or 2 for him this Holiday! Then please - post & share it with us. Here, or on (his ) or our FB pages. We would love to see! This is our 1st birthday w/o him - so truly hoping to make this an on-going tribute to his memory. It would mean the world. A special 'thank you' to all 1st responders, military, heroes & families who truly represent the heart of this country. We wish you & yours a very Happy 4th. Tiff, Pat, Maddie & Declan.

A new video collage with pictures from Declan's Celebration has been posted:

Here on Everloved / Our FB pages / and YouTube under : Declan Kyler 's Special Day - Celebration of Life Pictures
Please be sure to share!

Love to hear your thoughts & comments on his day!
Love to All :

https://youtu.be/rrrPKi-GE0U?…

Thank you to all who made Declan's Celebration an incredible day! I know he was there with all of us & felt the incredible love & support from all who attended. The turn out exceeded everyone's expectations with close to 200 coming & going. The heartfelt words from friends, dance, videos & incredible speeches were a gift we will always cherish from you all.

Pics & videos will be coming in the next week as we compile them all together - and Declan's Celebration is also now available on YouTube - for any of those who were unable to be there with us & would like to view. Or watch some of the videos again.

A special thank you to the Kyler Family, who rolled up their sleeves - & helped me make our rustic vison come to life from Rosie's beautiful centerpieces, Mark's incredible job on the Bubbles & Bites Walls, Charles & Carey helping emcee & incredible bike run done in Declan's name.

We are so grateful for all who traveled, attended, kindly donating, volunteered or contributed in any way. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect way to honor our beloved boy.

Love & Thank You's to All - Please check back for continued updates :) Pat, Tiff, Maddie & Declan

We are getting close to Declan's big Celebration: Sat May 18th! 1:30 Arrival Time. Reminder it is * Adults Only * Please visit the Events Page here, for more details, location & fun attire suggestions. Please share & help us get the reminder out to those planning to attend. Pat, Tiff & Maddie will post the info on their FB pp as well. See you soon!

Asking all to kindly **RSVP** here (under Events Tab) - asap - if you have not done so. If you have - Thank You!
Also : Please reach out to friends who have (not) or we may not have contacts for - to also RSVP.

If you do not see their name on the (RSVP List) here - we have no way to accommodate them if planning to join us!

While we know many of you are coming - we need to give the Venue & catering final counts. For seating, food & bev, etc.

It is impossible to keep an (accurate) running total (in our heads :) So truly want to be sure we have accounted for (all) those who plan to celebrate with us that day!

Look forward to seeing everyone there. Thank You!

A Huge * Thank You * to all the family & friends who attended Declan's (MN) Celebration of Life!
What a great party it turned out to be! Hoping to post pics & videos here soon!

We'd say 100 or so party guests attending, certainly showed a lot of love in the room.
We are so very grateful - to each & every one of you.

A very special thank you - to Kora, Marci & the Tokach Family for honoring him in such a loving & thoughtful way.

We'd also like to thank * Fat Pants Brewing Co * for providing the perfect gathering space & being so helpful & accommodating.

The speeches ... Words will never convey how touched we were by everyone's thoughts, and stories. These were gifts to us as a family, that will keep giving - even years from now. We laughed, we cried. We were so very honored and touched by the love each of you shared for our son.

For any & all those that helped plan, participate or attended - or traveled to come - we are so very grateful.
Declan loved all of you, so much.

We look forward to seeing all who'd like to join us for his Hometown / "Happy Hour" celebration :
Late Afternoon - May, 18th

Exact time still tbd - (Likely to start between 3 & 5 PM)
Please check back as we work through the details.

Thank You All
Pat, Tiffany, Madison Kyler & Family

Pat & Tiffany are now back home in GA. Plans are beginning to take shape for an (AZ) Celebration of Life to be held mid May. An additional Celebration is being held in MN (Feb 10th) for D & K's MN friends & family who may not be able to attend the AZ one this spring. Please find all details on the Event Page.

While deep in our grief, we are finding most of our comfort coming from friends & family's continued pics & posts here. Again, we want to thank all who have so graciously reached out to us. We are so touched & very thankful.

While we are not a deeply religious family, we have always found hope & solace in beautiful, unexpected or even amusing signs from friends & family who have passed. While there have been many from Declan since his passing, a few in particular stand out - ones I may share below.

On that same note - if any of you have experienced some or felt his presence in some way - Please feel free to share with us! We'd love to hear (your) stories! We may share ours in the coming days .. though Kora's may take the cake :)

On a recent trip to the Hardware store to buy paint & replace a light switch cover .. Kora texted us to share - the name of the 1st paint color chosen - was 'Skyline' (D's High School). Ok .. neat we're all thinking, but surely coincidental. She then grabbed a random light switch cover. Thought nothing of it.

We then get a picture of the light switch cover. 'Zoom In' she says ...
And there on the front pkg - is the style name : Declan ...

Considering the rarity of his name, the millions of items on the shelves -and the completely random timing ...
We think that is pretty amazing :)

The Kylers would like to take a moment to thank all who have so graciously taken the time to write, post, and donate with such incredible generosity. Your memories, stories & kindness have meant everything to us this week.

Please keep them coming ... Each new loving post, story or funny thing we never knew about him is so healing for us. We encourage anyone in Declan & Kora's circle to share here as often as they like.

Still in MN - Hoping to head home to GA soon.
We are truly overwhelmed with love, gratitude & appreciation.
Thank you all so much