Tanner Martin’s family members are gathering to pay tribute on the influencer’s funeral days after his demise.
“It’s an honor and pleasure to be his dad — and it nonetheless is,” his father, Thomas, tearfully mentioned in a eulogy delivered on Saturday, July 5. “He was at all times simply usually pleased. He needed to be everybody’s buddy, and he assumed — at the least when he was younger — that almost all everybody needed to be his buddy. He was simply at all times switched on to be pleased and pleasant.”
He added, “Throughout Tanner’s final week, his brother [Spencer] and I with him the unique Star Wars trilogy. We’d stick with him at evening and ensure he had every little thing [he needed]. … We watched the trilogy and the Raiders of the Misplaced Ark trilogy and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.”
Forward of the funeral, Martin’s spouse, Shay Wright, shared through Instagram that everybody attending the funeral is “invited to put on one thing Star Wars in honor of Tanner — ties, pins, stickers, our customized Rebels In opposition to Most cancers shirts with different formal put on.” He additionally requested that Star Wars stickers to be positioned on his casket.
Influencer Tanner Martin has died following a five-year battle with terminal most cancers. He was 30 years previous. Martin had not too long ago change into a first-time father and welcomed a daughter with spouse Shay Wright in Might. On the age of 25, he was recognized with stage 4 colon most cancers in November 2020. He and Wright started sharing […]
“We’re so grateful for this group & all of you that love Tanner with us,” the submit learn. “Your help has carried us in some ways.”
In his eulogy, Thomas additionally praised his son’s marriage to Wright.
“They’re an ideal combine,” he mentioned on Saturday. “It’s really an opposites-attract scenario, the place Tanner is the fun-loving man [who’s] a little bit forgetful, and Shay is the record and the organized and the ‘we’re going to be on time’ a part of the [partnership]. … Shay has simply been an exquisite companion.”
Thomas continued, “They bought two years earlier than he was recognized, after which that they had 5 years with docs’ visits and the wrestle and the struggle. There have been nonetheless a whole lot of good occasions in these 5 years, however there have been nonetheless a whole lot of different occasions, too. It typically doesn’t appear truthful that I’ve had 30 Father’s Days, and Tanner had one. I don’t know if equity actually performs into it.”
Martin introduced his personal demise at age 30 following a battle with stage IV colon most cancers, which he was recognized with in 2020. He had been documenting his well being journey through social media alongside Wright.
“Hey, it’s me, Tanner, when you’re watching this, I’m useless,” he mentioned in a prerecorded video shared on June 25. “I had a heck of a life. I made a decision to make this video saying my demise as a result of I noticed somebody did that, like, a yr or so in the past, and I feel it’s an excellent alternative to get all of your ideas out.”
He continued, “Life was superior. I actually loved it whereas I used to be right here. Hopefully, I imagine there’s one thing after this. I’m excited to satisfy these individuals, and hopefully we’re hanging out now and making enjoyable of all you nerds.”
Martin gave a candy shout-out to his internal circle and thanked followers for his or her help and “serving to to make the final years” of his life “enjoyable and gratifying” whereas additionally making him really feel “snug.”
Weeks earlier than his demise, Martin welcomed his first child with Wright. The couple shared the information in Might, whereas importing images of the new child.
“Her daddy made it😭💗🫶🏼,” Wright captioned the Instagram submit on the time, which included a wood delivery announcement that learn, “Our little jiaozi has arrived.” (Jiaozi interprets to “dumpling” in Chinese language.)
In one other prerecorded Instagram submit shared on June 25, Martin inspired followers to donate to a GoFundMe to help Wright and their daughter. He defined that the funds would assist to “exchange” his earnings and pay for his or her baby’s college and life occasions.