Shane Jason Wyler
October 13, 1941 - March 9, 2014
Shane Wyler, 72, passed away peacefully on 9 March 2014. He was the 6th of eight children born as Leonard Jason Medeiros to Manuel F. Medeiros and Mary "Mamie" Cardoza Fonseca in New Bedford, MA.
He always wanted to work, beginning in grade school sweeping floors for 25 cents an hour for his neighbors.
He attended The Swain School of Design in New Bedford, studying watercolor and oil painting. Shane's musical career began with his brother Daniel playing guitars and singing around town. He began work at the historic New Bedford Hotel as a bellhop and worked to Front Desk management.
Shane came to Los Angeles in 1962 working in Hotel management in the Marina Del Rey area. Over the next years he followed his call to music, singing with various groups and later forming a duo "Holmes and Wyler" with Gene Holmes, a guitarist for rock and roll legend "Little Richard". They performed mostly original music in Nashville, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Shane teamed with musician/ producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, a manager of many performers, including Little Richard. In 1968, they co-wrote songs for a movie "How's Your Love Life". Shane wrote his own original songs, as well as others with co-writers Gene Holmes and John Jordan. In the 1970's Shane appeared in musicals "Bicycle of the Lord" and "The Paul Robeson Story", both at the old Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.
Shane worked for many years in Apartment Property Management in Cheviot Hills, California. Always talented with his artistic flair, Shane also worked restoring, selling, and redefining useable furniture, artifacts, and antiques. Shane created future heirlooms.
He was a good, loving, and generous soul, and will be greatly missed by all. He has been cremated and his ashes will be scattered at a later date.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on March 11, 2014
Shane never married and had no children. He is survived by one brother, three sisters-in-law, and three nephews.
Shane Jason Wyler
October 13, 1941 - March 9, 2014
Shane Wyler, 72, passed away peacefully on 9 March 2014. He was the 6th of eight children born as Leonard Jason Medeiros to Manuel F. Medeiros and Mary "Mamie" Cardoza Fonseca in New Bedford, MA.
He always wanted to work, beginning in grade school sweeping floors for 25 cents an hour for his neighbors.
He attended The Swain School of Design in New Bedford, studying watercolor and oil painting. Shane's musical career began with his brother Daniel playing guitars and singing around town. He began work at the historic New Bedford Hotel as a bellhop and worked to Front Desk management.
Shane came to Los Angeles in 1962 working in Hotel management in the Marina Del Rey area. Over the next years he followed his call to music, singing with various groups and later forming a duo "Holmes and Wyler" with Gene Holmes, a guitarist for rock and roll legend "Little Richard". They performed mostly original music in Nashville, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Shane teamed with musician/ producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, a manager of many performers, including Little Richard. In 1968, they co-wrote songs for a movie "How's Your Love Life". Shane wrote his own original songs, as well as others with co-writers Gene Holmes and John Jordan. In the 1970's Shane appeared in musicals "Bicycle of the Lord" and "The Paul Robeson Story", both at the old Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.
Shane worked for many years in Apartment Property Management in Cheviot Hills, California. Always talented with his artistic flair, Shane also worked restoring, selling, and redefining useable furniture, artifacts, and antiques. Shane created future heirlooms.
He was a good, loving, and generous soul, and will be greatly missed by all. He has been cremated and his ashes will be scattered at a later date.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on March 11, 2014
Shane never married and had no children. He is survived by one brother, three sisters-in-law, and three nephews.
Gravesite Details
Shane was cremated and his ashes scattered on the Pacific Ocean, 3 miles off San Pedro.
