Kyle William Combe

Kyle is someone that if you were lucky enough to have met, you would never forget him. He was a friendly person who truly cared about those around him. His smile can light up a room and will always be remembered.      Kyle was born on August 10, 1989 at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital in Glendale, Arizona. He was born to Jim and Robin Combe. Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Layton and South Weber, Utah and Chandler, Arizona. He had two older brothers; Christopher and Shane. Kyle was constantly involved in activities with his family. .       Kyle took part in a number of activities as a child. He took part in T-ball, basketball, ice hockey, football and dirt biking. In his spare time he liked building model airplanes and cars, playing video games, riding dirt bikes, doing archery and watching movies. He favorite movies were all the Indiana Jones, all the Star Wars, all The Godfather's, and Braveheart.. He attended Basha High School and graduated in 2007. Kyle enjoyed some courses more than others, having favorite subjects and teachers. His favorite class in high school was lunch! He enjoyed all of his teachers and counselors at Basha . He was also on the football team.Kyle was a very loyal person both to his family and friends. He would defend anything or anyone he believed in both verbally and physically, if necessary. He always wanted to right anything or anyone he felt had been wronged. The friends that he made, Kyle kept. While growing up, some of his friends were Rhiannon, Andrew, Joe, Freddy, Justin, Ariel, Blayne, Jason, Allen, Rowin, Cameron, Mike and Michael. But his best friends were his Dad, his brothers; Shane and Chris, and friends;Jacob, Sheldon and Jesus. When Kyle became involved in something, it was always "full out", never half way. He worked as a busboy, a movie theater usher, a security guard and as a union sheet metal worker, a job he was most proud of.      From dirt biking to ice hockey, playing the bag pipes or kick boxing, he never did anything without putting his whole heart into it. His favorite pursuits were long boarding, watching movies and playing video games      Kyle took his family on many adventures during his life. Places they never thought they would go, doing things they never thought they would or could do. Kyle has a huge heart. He is always willing to give of himself. He would stop and talk to a homeless person on the street. When asked why he did it, he would just reply " I just wanted to hear what they had to say. After all, they are people too". Kyle was someone you could always count on to be there when you needed him. He always seems to just appear, with a helping hand, never needing to be asked. That was Kyle. And Kyle would listen to people, really listen. He really wanted to hear what you had to say. He had concern for all people, but especially for his family and friends.        Kyle's favorite vacations included going to the beach. Disneyland, and Las Vegas. He loved to surf and ride the roller coasters, especially in Las Vegas.       Kyle had a German Sheppard named Lucky for 9 years. Lucky used to love to run after Kyle on his little Yama-Honda that he and his Dad had built. After Lucky had passed, Kyle adopted a puppy named Toby, a Rotweiler and Kyle's "daughter. He spent hours teaching Toby to swim in the family pool, when everyone told him that Rotweilers don't like to swim. She slept with him every night and she was as loyal to him as he to her. Kyle's past pets included snakes, a hamster, a rat and crickets.       Kyle passed away on April 21, 2009 peacefully in bed listening to his music. He is survived by his mom Robin; his dad Jim; brothers, Shane and Christopher; grandmothers, Jane Ennis and Fran Smith; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held at Phoenix Memorial Mortuary. Kyle was laid to rest in Phoenix Memorial Park Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ.      It is said that some people can't see the forest for the trees. Kyle was able to focus on each individual tree, tending to its needs, thus making the forest stronger as a whole. Kyle was a trustworthy and sympathetic person, the kind of person to whom everyone was drawn. You always knew where you stood with Kyle. We will miss his smile, his laugh, his go for it attitude. He can never be replaced by his family and friends, He has left a large whole in many peoples lives. He will be missed. We are all better people for having know him and having him in our lives. We look forward to seeing him again soon.