Sims M. Tyler of New Orleans died on a Wednesday in late January 2013.

Tyler was survived by his mother, Joyce Marie Tyler, and his father, Sims Haley, Jr.; five siblings named LaSheba, Amanda, Anita, Michealyn, and Jamont Tyler; his daughter Si'Yea Paul-Tyler; and his girlfriend La'Dawn Paul. His extended family included uncles James Tyler and Michael Vincent, aunts Marlene Vincent and Elenore Jones, and fifteen nieces and nephews.