IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEXTER LANG BUTLER, BORN ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 1986, AND PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 2ND, 2024, IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA.
DEXTER WAS THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARIA L. CASTILLO, DEVOTED FATHER OF VIVIANA JADE BUTLER, CHERISHED SON OF ANITA AND WILLIAM "BILL'' BUTLER, LOVING BROTHER OF DEVIN MILES BUTLER, ADORED BROTHER-IN-LAW OF VALERIE BUTLER, AND TREASURED UNCLE OF NORMAN BRUIEN, BRODY BUTLER, AND PRECIOUS NEPHEW OF DECHANTAL AND BILL WILLIAMS, ANNETTE MOBLEY, VENDA STORR AND DONALD BATY, BETTY CAREY, VICTORIA BUTLER, WANDA MOBLEY, AND AGNES BUTLER.
DEXTER ALSO LEAVES BEHIND A CHERISHED EXTENDED FAMILY, DEEPLY CLOSE TO HIS HEART.
DEXTER LANG BUTLER LIVED A LIFE MARKED BY REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFOUND CONNECTIONS. FROM HIS DAYS AS A STANDOUT ATHLETE TO HIS ROLES AS A TEACHER AND COACH. DEXTER LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE HEARTS OF MANY. HIS JOURNEY INCLUDED MILESTONES SUCH AS FATHERHOOD, COACHING HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, AND PURSUING HIS PASSION FOR SPORTS. DEXTER'S COMMITMENT TO MENTORING THE YOUTH AND HIS TIRELESS DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, INCLUDING FOUNDING THE KEY WEST SUNSETS BASKETBALL PROGRAM, WILL BE REMEMBERED AS CORNERSTONES OF HIS LEGACY.
DEXTER'S CALM DEMEANOR, IUNDNESS, AND UNWAVERING HONESTY ENDEARED HIM TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM. HE POSSESSED A RARE COMBINATION OF GRACE, WARMTH, AND AN INNATE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS. HIS VALUES OF FAITH, FRIENDSHIP, AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY REFLECTED HIS DEEPLY HELD BELIEFS AND SERVED AS GUIDING PRINCIPLES THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.
DEXTER'S IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY WAS IMMEASURABLE. HE WAS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND SUPPORT, ALWAYS READY TO LEND A LISTENING EAR OR OFFER THOUGHTFUL ADVICE. FROM CHERISHED MEMORIES OF HIICTNG ADVENTURES TO JOYFUL MOMENTS WELCOMING HIS DAUGHTER INTO THE WORLD, DEXTER'S PRESENCE BROUGHT LIGHT AND LAUGHTER TO THOSE AROUND HIM.
DEXTER LANG BUTLER LEAVES BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY OF COMPASSION, DEDICATION, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OTHERS. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE SERVE AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS BOUNDLESS GENEROSITY AND GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. DEXTER'S MEMORY WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE COUNTLESS LIVES HE TOUCHED AND THE ENDURING IMPACT OF HIS KINDNESS AND COMPASSION.
IN THE WAKE OF·DEXTER'S PASSING, LET US FIND COMFORT IN THE CHERISHED MEMORIES WE SHARED AND TAKE CONSOLATION IN THE PROFOUND LEGACY HE LEAVES BEHIND. MAY HIS SPIRIT CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US ALL TO LIVE WITH KINDNESS, GRACE, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO OTHERS. DEXTER LANG BUTLER WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED AND FONDLY REMEMBERED BY ALL WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM.