Tyler “T.J.” Lowery, a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend was called home too soon on February 19th, 2025 at the young age of 34. Randy and Michelle (Huff) Lowery welcomed T.J. into the world on September 12th, 1990 and raised him in Woodlawn, Illinois with his sisters Andria and Whitney. As a middle child, and only boy, he never stood a chance against Barbies, dress-up and pink nail polish.
In 2009, T.J. graduated from Woodlawn High School building friendships and hobbies that would last a lifetime. It was here he found his passion for cars and paintball. His weekends quickly became filled with customizing his Sykotic team gear, traveling to tournaments and cruising with the Midwest Sho Boyz car club. He made a million friends and left a thousand laughs wherever he went. To know T.J. was a gift and an honor.
T.J. wore his small-town roots with pride sporting camo print every chance he got, counting down the days to hunting season and celebrating Opening Day as a local holiday. He knew more about fishing than Bill Dance could have ever dreamed. When he wasn’t in a duck blind or cruising the water, you could find him at home grilling, all winter long, with an Xbox controller in his hand and his dogs, Axel and Orion, curled up at his feet.
We will never know why God needed him more than we did. It’s for certain his guardian angels were greeted by his loving personality and infectious smile in Heaven. He was embraced by his mom, Michelle; grandparents John and Elsie Gockel and Norman and Peggy Huff; grandfather Jim Lowery; uncle, Dean Shafer.
T.J. will forever live on in the hearts of his father, Randy Lowery; long-term girlfriend Devon Sowl; sisters, Andria Clarke, Whitney Walker and Caitlyn Lowery; brother-in-law Bert Walker; aunts, Joan Shafer, Diana Hirons, Gay Lynn Huff and Tonya Eubanks; uncle, Mike Eubanks; niece, Wrenley Walker; nephews Brennon Walker and Sawyer Clarke; special friends, Sam Thacker and Renee Sussman; cousins Doug Shafer and Chad Hirons, along with the countless friends and extended family who were blessed to know him.
A Visitation will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. A Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 pm with Mr. Marty Mills officiating. Intombment will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations or adoptions be made to an animal charity or shelter in honor of T.J.’s love for his sweet boys.
Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.