He attended Amanda Stout Elementary, Southern Middle School, Reading High School and Devry University.
Tristan enjoyed music (especially DMX and NERD), fishing and the Dallas Cowboys. Tristan loved to be outside enjoying nature, especially when visiting his family in South Carolina when he was a child. He loved his family; was a people person and enjoyed life the way he lived it. He really loved his sister, Jackie's pigtails, cabbage and rice.
Tristan was a member of St. James Baptist Church in Reading, PA. He worked for various employment agencies; his last employer was Total Recycle.
Tristan left us December 25, 2025. Tristan is preceded in death by his mother MaryJane (Lady) Hightover, and his father Joseph Hightower, brother Joseph Hightower, Jr.
He is survived by his sisters Jacqueline Hightower, her wife Jane Curtis-Hightower, Tonya Hightower-Waller, son Tristan Hightower, Jr.,step-brother Lamont Hightower, and a host of family and friends.