Always a rambunctious young man, Travis struggled with alcoholism after the supposed death of his older brother, Bucky. The second oldest of four, and the second boy, Travis tended to argue with his younger sister, Suzie, and spent most of his nights out drinking. Feeling his brother's absence, Travis spiraled into grief and anger at such a young age. During a shootout at a church memorial service, Travis was struck in the chest by a bullet and died quickly in front of his younger sisters. He is buried next to his parents in Brooklyn, New York.