Haydoekeyo Tsosie

Haydoekeyo Tsosie , age 24 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on February 19, 2022 while working out of state as an industrial painter for Sherwin Williams in Louisville, Kentucky.

A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday evening February 28th at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the P.A.C. Building located at the Konawa High School.  Burial will follow at the Alex-Emarthle Cemetery East of Konawa.  Mic Weryackwe will officiate, and casket bearers are Solomon Bushy, Alex Tsosie, Kevin Tsosie, Calvin Harjo, Jumper Coon, and Caynaan Garner.  Honorary bearers are Jonathan Lucas, Maury Spain, Shawn Walker, Tyson Walker, Jonah Bushy, and Neal Harjo.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home Saturday, February 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 27th from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and all day Monday.

Haydoekeyo was the son of Michelle Dana (George) Tsosie and Casey Tsosie.  He was born on May 13, 1997 in Watonga, Oklahoma.  He graduated from Konawa High School where he loved to play basketball.  He also loved lifting weights, playing football, hanging out with family, friends, nieces and nephews, and playing video games.  He loved attending family events and making family members smile and laugh.  Haydoekeyo never said goodbye, but he always said, “I love you”.   His pleasant smile was always contagious, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his parents, Casey and Michelle Tsosie of Santa Fe, New Mexico; one brother, Alex Tsosie also of Santa Fe, New Mexico; three sisters, Keeli Tsosie of Wright City, Oklahoma, Mia Tsosie of Ada, Oklahoma, and Kaycee Tsosie of Santa Fe, New Mexico; grandfather, Don Tsosie; grandmother, Darlene Emarthle; one aunt, Tafv Bushy; five uncles, Solomon Bushy, Jonah Bushy, Kevin Tsosie, Calvin Harjo, and Neal Harjo; great aunts, Debra Harjo, Denise Emarthle, Diane Emarthle, and Melody Emarthle; one great uncle, Alan Emarthle; many loving first cousins and other relatives, and many, many friends that were like brothers to him.

He is preceded in death by great grandparents, Lois and Alex Emarthle; grandfather, Robert Bushy, and grandmother, Janice Tsosie.