Tanner Warner Hollingshead's Obituary
With broken hearts we are grieved to announce that our beloved friend, brother, son, and husband Tanner Hollingshead passed away on February 9th, 2021 at his home in Springville, UT.
For those who knew Tanner, you know he had a passion for all things in life at one point or another. He was an explorer, adventurer, and creator who enjoyed learning and experimenting with all areas of life. He was original and ambitious, always discussing a new idea and building his own flavor of ‘Tanner Made’ products. He was never settled on just living life in a vanilla fashion.
He was a man who loved and gave willingly to all around him. He enjoyed nature, animals, and the little joys of life. He loved spending time with his family who dearly loved him. He loved and adored his wife who he treasured with all his heart - and she loved him for being the man he was. He was a friend who enjoyed a friend, and a mighty warrior in the eyes of his loved ones. Tanner was a gift to the world.
For those who didn't know Tanner well enough, you may not have known the life of struggles that he had to endure. Tanner's life was full of battles from all angles. He fought these battles physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Some of the battles came from outside influences while others were an unforeseen yet visible display of conflict.
Regardless of the type of struggles, he did everything he could to work through them and humbly asked for help as he searched to find his true meaning in life. He tried every angle, every avenue, every resource, but ultimately he could not find the place within him to rest his soul daily and enjoy a moment of peace. In his mind he was fighting a never-ending battle.
Though we don't know all his thoughts at the time, we believe he truly felt he had tried everything to make this life work. As we see the events that unfolded the week prior to him passing, we can see that he did everything he felt he could to make one last attempt at finding the peace he so deeply yearned for. When this didn't happen, the will to live finally broke loose and he decided to take his life.
This is not an easy thing to write about, but we wish to convey that we have no blame against him for thinking and feeling the way he did. He was a warrior that had all his armor ripped from him, a shield spliced in two, and a sword withered with rust from too many weathered battles.
We love and miss you Tanner. It’s hard to continually realize you’re no longer walking and laughing among us on this earth. You have been, and always will be, part of our lives and living in our hearts. Thank you for the time we were able to spend with you, and may your soul finally have the rest that we’ve all wanted you to find.
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