Birth date: Mar 6, 1983 Death date: Dec 13, 2015
TANNER, Butch W., 32, passed away December 13, 2015. He will be forever remembered as the kind, loyal, loving, and gentle spirited person he was. Butch is survived by his loving family; wife Sandra Cristina Perez-Tanner of Tampa, Read Obituary
I keep typing words and erasing them. Words are no good here. I knew him briefly and admired him greatly. All the things that others have shared about him here sound like generalizations and exaggerations, but they're all true. He was easily the best of us, and the world is bleaker in his absence. Godspeed, Butch. Take whatever the heavens may be by storm!
I already left a comment but I read every single message and a couple things got recalled about Butch:
Ladies and gentleman, believe me, no matter where Butch entered your life, the genuine, real-deal Butch was a man better than any I've ever met or seen.
I hate to have to use that term BETTER: but he simply was the BEST man I've ever come in contact with or have seen.
Let me explain: when God made Butch, he made a man with extra everything, Butch was the WORKS!
A guy that was full of wide-eyed wonder, yet knew a lot about the world.
Butch didn't know a thing about pop-culture, nor did he care too.
Butch could make the most serious. downtrodden person crack up or at the very least smile.
Butch had NO enemies, And I was his best friend for 4 years and I never knew ONE person that not only didn't like him, but wasn't even a FAN of his.
That's right, Butch didn't just have people like him, people ADORED AND ADMIRED AND were truly captivated and AMAZED by him. He didn't just have friends, he had fans.
Most faithful friend and person I ever knew.
He was the most GENEROUS person I ever met.
Money was NOTHING to Butch, it didn't do it for him like it does for most people. He transcended that kinda stuff.
Butch was existential and transcended your average laymen. He had strong morals, an unwaivering personal constitution and a conviction for everything good.
Butch lived the way we are all instructed to do, as if it's your last day on earth. He TRULY ENCAPSULATED that mantra to the fullest. We should all take notes of how this guy lived.
WE ARE ALL BETTER FROM HAVING BUTCH BE IN OUR LIVES IN ANY CAPACITY.
He did EVERYTHING WITH FERVOR, PASSION AND CONVICTION, including pulling completely random hysterically spur-of-the-moment antics off perfectly to an exact tee. The timing and precision of an 80 year veteran comedian - Butch was ahead of his time to say the least.
Butch was born EXCEPTIONAL, it was just WHO he was in his fibers.
Everything he did and said was executed perfectly with precision, timing, and grace.
He had hands of an seasoned artisan that could create works of art, he was MAGICAL.
He was super human. No body had what Butch had. No body ever will.
No body will ever do the things he did in the manner in which he did them, touch people the way he did, or be as randomly empassioned about life as he was.
He LOVED life, he loved people but more importantly the Universe LOVED BUTCH TANNER.
I remember two holidays ago Butch won our Reindeer Games Nerf Top Shot competition; I always laughed when I recalled how he would slip in questions here, or there; about which gun was most accurate, or which nerf darts were the straightest. When his time to shoot came, he nailed the Bulls eye twice and got the 200 point bonus mark. I couldn't help feel that we had been sharked, and I knew then that there was more to Butch Tanner than met the eye.
What I remember most of all though is how kind Butch was; and, how he always kept a smile, just waiting to show at the right moment.
We will all miss you Butch.
Butch and I both started at USF Health at the same time. He was always friendly and pleasant. But I must say, based on what I have read here, I didn't really know the real Butch. AND THIS IS MY LOSS! He sounds like just the type of guy I would enjoy being around. My deepest sympathies and condolences to his loved ones. Words cannot express my sadness.
The Moose family send our deepest sympathy to you. We will always remember Butch as Ryan 's college roommate at UF. We remember his smile and contagious laughter and his comedian performances at the comedy club on campus. We will remember all the great food feasts at tailgating for football games. He was so much fun to be around and kept everyone in a happy mood. We will never forget him. Jim, Mary Kay, Ryan, and Robbi Moose, Front Royal, VA.
Butch, I miss you, my friend. We worked together, when you interned, at the Office of the Public Defender. To Butch's family, I am truly sorry for your loss and the pain you are going thru now.
We love you and will miss you soooo much. But i will look forward to seeing you again soon
