Tyler Joseph Duncan

Tyler Joseph Duncan, born May 18, 1984, died August 31, 2023 Tyler was born May 18, 1984, at Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Ken Duncan and Patty (Dixon) Duncan. He grew up in Bartlesville, and attended Wesleyan Christian School and Bartlesville Public Schools. Tyler was a very kind person and a staunch defender of people who couldn’t stand up for themselves. Tyler took an art class in high school where he discovered his love for art. His art teacher (who had previously worked for Jim Henson & the Muppets) showed up at his family’s home out of the blue one day to discuss Tyler. He stated that Tyler had a real gift for art and asked his parents to encourage him as much as possible, which is what they did. Tyler was an amazing artist who continued to paint most of his life. Tyler was also a talented musician. He took guitar lessons and from that experience, he taught himself to play the piano and the cello, and he loved to write music and sing. In addition, Tyler liked skydiving, water skiing, and riding motorcycles. After graduating high school, Tyler attended the University of Oklahoma where he majored in Film & Video, as it was his goal to make movies. Two years in, he decided he wanted to sell his car and go to Italy (which he did). After spending a few months in Italy, he returned home only to find the day he landed back in the States he had been offered a scholarship to The Art Institute of Florence, Italy. Since he had spent all of his money on his previous trip, he decided to move to Seattle where he believed his art would flourish. After a while Tyler, being a southern boy from Oklahoma who believed in God and had deeply rooted beliefs, decided Seattle was not for him. He told his mother he wanted to be back around “his kind of people.” He moved to Austin, Texas, for a couple of years before moving to the Dallas area for his last years. Tyler never married, but had a “one true love” that he never forgot. Tyler is survived by his mother and step-dad, Patty & Larry Wightman of Fulshear, TX; his dad and step-mother, Ken & Karen Duncan of Bartlesville, Okla; his brother & sister-in-law, Adam & Michelle Duncan of Katy, TX; his maternal uncle & aunt, Dave & Gloria Dixon of Bartlesville; maternal uncle and aunt, Robert & Debbie Dixon of Conroe, TX; Maternal Aunt, Shirley Notley of Dewey, Okla; paternal aunt and uncle, Connie & Clyde Mason of Miami, Okla; and host of other aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his brothers Joshua Craig Duncan and Kenny Duncan, his maternal grandparents Loyd and Emma Dixon, his paternal grandparents Dee and Pauline Duncan, his uncle Mike Notley, his cousin Melissa Dixon, and his second cousin Brooke Bibb. A Celebration of Life Service will be Monday, September 11, 10:00 am, Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel. Tyler’s favorite pastor, Brother Sam Porter, will be the officiant. To view the service via live-stream; please click the following link: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTY5NDQ1ODQ2MjI3MTE3NSZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==

Tyler Joseph Duncan

May 18, 1984 - August 31, 2023