It is with great sadness and broken hearts that the family of Theodore (Ted) Graham Lytle, resident of Morgan Hill, CA, announce his passing on March 12, 2022, at the age of 67 after a short stay in the hospital.   

Ted, was a loving husband to Sandra (Sandy) Lytle and loving father of two daughters Virginia (Ginny) Lytle-Herzog of Morgan  Hill, CA and Amanda Lytle of San Diego, CA.   And, although Ginny and her husband are no longer together,  he loved his son-in Diego Herzog.  Diego has been a big help to Ted around our home and in the yard and continues to do so.  

Ted was a great brother to Michael  Lytle (predeceased), North Carolina and Charles Lytle, Wyoming.   He loved his niece Ashly and her husband Jason and his nephew Charles and his wife Cristal and was very excited to be the Great Uncle of baby Onyx.  Ted leaves behind his Aunt Natalie and many cousins and friends in California, North Carolina and New York.

Ted was an Army brat.  Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on May 21, 1954.  When he was two years old his Dad, Ervel Lytle, was transferred to Germany and served under General Patton.  The family went with him  as he served there for two years.   They then returned home to North Carolina.   When Ted was in junior high,  his  family moved to Monterey, California.  Ted attended Pacific Grove High School where he played baseball and basketball.   In his senior year, his grandmother was very sick back in North Carolina.   Ted's mother, Laura Kathryn Lytle, insisted that they return back home to take care of her.  Ted decided to stay in Pacific Grove and finish his senior year of high school.  From there he went to CalPoly in San Luis Obispo and studied architecture.  He soon discovered that he didn't want to sit at a drafting table for the rest of his life.   He liked being outdoors.  He  worked as roofer, and was in the Carpenters Union for nine years before going to work for L & D Construction Company in San Jose, CA in 1982.   Ted worked as a Project Manager and a Project Superintendent.

Ted met his wife Sandy in 1994, when they were both 39 years old.  His daughters were 11 and 7 years old.   Ted and Sandy were married in November of 2001.

Ted enjoyed watching (either on person or on TV) our bay area sports teams - the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco 49ers and occasionally the San Jose Sharks.  His favorite college team was the UNC Mens basketball team the Tarheels.   He enjoyed very much attending any and all of his favorite teams with his family and close friends.   He also enjoyed deep sea fishing with his friends and, on occasion, his youngest daughter, Amanda would join him.  He enjoyed attending many of his oldest daughter Ginny's Jujitsu competitions and was proud of her accomplishments.   Ted was very proud of both his daughters.   He loved to bbq on Sundays for his family.   He liked taking road trips with Sandy and the girls.  His favorite places to drive to were So. Lake Tahoe  (where he and Sandy were married) he liked  to hike the trails around Emerald Bay and he loved going to Cayucos on the central coast where they spent many wonderful days at Sandy's cousin's beach  house.  Ted also loved driving to San Diego to visit Amanda and he loved to go to Disneyland with his family.   Ted liked people and could strike up a conversation with anyone anywhere.

Ted was many things.  He was an honest man and he told it like it was.  It did not matter if it was his family, friends or job related, you knew where he stood.   Ted was a good man and a kind man.  Always stood up for what was right and what was the right thing to do.   He was a great problem solver. 

Everything Ted worked for was to provide a better life for his family's future.  He always put family first and he included them in all his plans.   He loved them more than they could imagine and spoke about them everyday.  He gave them strength. 

Everyone who met Ted enjoyed his sense of humor and his love for telling and hearing stories from his friends,  family and even strangers.   He will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him and loved him.  

The Lytle family would like to extend a very special and heartfelt "thank you" to the "nurses " and numerous doctors in the Critical Care Units of St. Louise Regional Hospital  in Gilroy,  CA and Standford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA.   Even "they" said that Ted was a fighter and a really good guy and that they would miss him.  And they meant it!

Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday,  April 2, 2022  at the Lima-Campagna-Johnson Funeral Chapel located at 17720 Monterey Street   Morgan Hill,  CA

Following the Memorial Service there will be "A Celebration of Life" for Ted from 

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at:

Mama Mia's Italian Cuisine Restaurant, located at 275 E. Dunne Avenue,  Morgan Hill,  CA 

At the celebration, the family encourages guests, any that would like to, to tell a funny story involving Ted. ❤  

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