MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) - If there was one recurring characteristic that Tyler Smith's friends reflected on, it was "boy, could he sing."

As the host of Karaoke Night at Town Hall Tavern in Montrose, many got to hear him belt out several well-known tunes. He would also DJ under the name "DJ Tymus." He wasn't bad poker and pool player too.

His friends have been left reeling as Smith died Wednesday in a car crash on U.S. Highway 550 near Colona.

"He truly was everybody's friend, a goofball, and a protector," Michael David Gemmell said. "He was my best friend, and I know I was his and I will always count myself lucky to be able to say that. From Grand Junction to Delta and all the way to Montrose, this loss will be felt! The whole community just lost an amazing man and friend. ... My wife,

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