In 1872, at the age of 40, he married Renata Fuegner, daughter of the co-founder of Sokol, Jindrich Fuegner. Fuegner commanded a high place in the commercial, political and social sphere of his time. He became Tyrs’ natural partner in the Sokol organization and drew many outstanding men to the young organization.

Tyrs is remembered as the founder of the First Sokol Physical Education Society established in Prague, Czechoslovakia in February 1862.  He also lefta wide literary output in the field of physical training.  One of the many works he wrote, Fundamentals of Developmental Gymnastics, is an analysis of his original gymnastic system and method - acknowledged by the experts in this field to be one of the most complete and perfect gymnastic systems.
Tyrs died tragically on October 8, 1884, when he drowned in the Inn River, near Tyrol, Austria.