Tyler Townsley, long time Florida Chapter Registrar

[Vinnie P.]

Tyler Townsley, the long time Florida Chapter Registrar passed away peacefully yesterday. No further details available at this time.

[Joe R.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

Tyler was a friend and customer! He always took care of the vendors from Cypress Gardens until a few years ago at Lakeland! He along with his wife and daughter made sure we were happy.
Tyler was an great asset to the Florida Chapter and worked hard to be a great NCRS member.
He will be missed by all who knew him from the 80's.
Tyler owned several Corvettes including a 55 and a very early prototype ZR-1.

JR

[Terry M.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

My sympathies to Tyler's family. His contributions were many; he will be missed

[Brian M.]

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RIP Tyler, thanks for your contributions.

[Anthony R.]

[Roy S.]

[Frank D.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

A good friend of Tyler told me a few minutes ago it was a massive heart attack...
This is just too sad, Tyler was a mainstay of the NCRS Florida Regionals as far back as I've been going...
I can still picture him whizzing by on a golf cart off to take care of some event task or other...
RIP Tyler

[Mike M.]

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Tyler orchestrated the best NCRS swap meets ever ( back in 80's and 90's when a bunch of younger than now Roudys descended on Cyprus gardens). RIP OLD FRIEND. MIKE MCCQGH

[Richard M.]

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I was shocked yesterday when I got a email from Tom Bloundt about Tyler passing. You will be very missed.

My condolences to all of his family and all who knew him.


I became a close friend with Tyler several years ago during the first Lakeland event when at the last minute I volunteered to help him. My Corvette buddy Chuck McSheehy and I would always go together for a few days or to bring cars for judging, but he was ill that year and he couldn't go. I didn't want to go by myself. Cathie said why don't you go and help Tyler for the whole event and have some fun. So at the last minute I called Tyler and he said..... "YES! please come!"

When I got there on the Wednesday morning he asked me to help with traffic control. I could see how busy and driven he was to make it a great event. I continued to volunteer and help him each year afterward and he was always the reason I came back. He was so much fun to be with and his wife and daughters were so hard working along with the entire Florida group. It was truly a family love for the organization and the desire to help people to be happy and to have fun. From then on I had been honored to know him and his family and his close friends in his area. I'm about 2 hours from Lakeland and always wished I was closer so I could hang out in his off-site workshop with him and friends where he was always busy with his projects.

One year after the Regional on the Sunday end day, Tyler asked me to hang around and go to lunch with him and his family and staff before my trek home. I said sure. He said, "...but do me a favor this morning.... take my '55 for a ride over to my storage workshop near the airport entrance following Monte in his car". I had never driven a '55 or any pre-56 Corvette before so it was going to be fun for me. I drove his car and had a blast. He was happy to see it drive away by someone else I guess too. As I was driving I pulled out the smartphone and clicked on the video button. Tyler loved his '55. Here's a driving tribute to him. I'm really glad now I saved this away. I just viewed it and have to admit got a bit teary eyed reminiscing.... RIP Tyler my friend.

[Chuck B.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

R.I.P Tyler, you will be missed by all of your NCRS friends
God Bless your family 🙏✝️

[John D.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

God Bless Tyler. He liked to work on fuel injections for ever. Always asking many questions. So sorry to hear of his passing. May he rest in peace.

[Reba W.]

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Rest in peace. Another NCRS friend gone.

[Sal C.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

R.I.P Tyler Townsley. You made Cypress Gardens something to look forward to. Great memories.

[Ed N.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

Tyler was an important part of the Florida Chapter success. His contributions to the chapter are too many to list. My condolences to his family. The Florida Chapter has loss a true chapter legend.

[James G.]

Re: Tyler Townsley, long time Foridia Chapter Registrar

I met Tyler in the 80's at CYPRESS GARDENS. What a swap meet. What an organizer. RIP my friend.