You could say early this morning Tim lost the battle he had been fighting with cancer since early December 2006, but I prefer to think of it as he won.
As family gathered to say goodbye to the most wonderful husband, father, son, brother and friend we could have been blessed with Tim was granted peace from his pain & suffering & granted eternal life in heaven.
In this time of sorrow I know one thing for sure: The angels in heaven are laughing a little louder today. Never has a man with a bigger smile, louder laugh, our funnier sense of humor been greeted at the pearly gates.
Timmy we all love and miss you, until we are laughing together again. Your wife, Kathy
A celebration of Tim's life will be held:
Saturday February 10th at 1:00 pm
at the John Beaudet Senior Community Center
1525 Median Ave
Shasta Lake, CA 96019
In lieu of flowers the crew at sierra pacific has established a college fund for Katie and Jessica Kortuem. You can contribute at any NorthValley Bank to help Tim's wishes for the future come true.
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I see that you fixed all of your spelling errors mom!
Love, your daugher with the nice rump
haha :]
My thoughts and prayers sent your way.
Ellie
Dear Kathy & Girls,
our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God grant you peace at this time.
We love you,
Carl & Doris
Katie,
I didn't know that you had a nice rump. I will have to ask Spencer. Ha Ha.
You, your mom and Jess our, as always, in our thoughts and prayers. Hoping God will give you peace of mind threw the days ahead.
Love you all,
Cathy and Spencer
Kathy,Katie & Jessica
You are in our thoughts.
The Lavender Family
kathy, katie, jessie, family and friends:
Tim is like a pebble being tossed into a pond...the ripples made from him touch all shores. We are all blessed to have been touch by his waves of joy and laughter.
Our deepest sincerity,
Leigh, Craig and the Perrys
Kathy Katie and Jess-We are sorry for your lose. Our fond memories of your dad will continue in our memories, girls just remember how proud of you he was! If there is ever anything we can do for your family please don't hesitate to call ANYTIME!! We feel a wonderful peace knowing that you guys have such a wonderful family support system for eachother to lean on...Take care and remember the Bell family loves you..
Kathy, Katie, & Jessie
I love you all as if you were my own family and I don't want you to ever forget it.
My whole family's here if you need anything so don't be afraid to call if anything comes up.
Just keep your heads held high and your eyes straight ahead because everybody knows that that's what he would want. He's gone on to a better place with many successes in his life; it was as close to perfect as it possible could get. He may not be in our presence any longer but he will always remain in the hearts of the people that he has encountered...especially mine.
He grew is wings that were always there but never seen...
Kathy and family...I am so sorry for your loss. May time that passes ease your heartache.
Amber Phillips
Kathy and girls,
I have to say you are an amazing family. The love and strength you have shown are an inspiration. I know you are suffering and there are no words to heal that, only time. Katie and Jessie I know as time passes you will grow strong and reach your dreams as your father hoped. Hold on to one another you are all a blessing to each other. My prayers are with you.
Melanie
today at the memorial. i enjoyed hearing the stories. i enjoyed seein all the faces that let me into their home. Seeing the dignity of all the family members. Im usually not an emotional person, i can usually keep strong. But hearing what everyone had to say about tim. it all just kinda hit me hard, because for the short period i knew tim, all the things everyone said about him i saw everyday i encountered him. the story about offering drinks. id walk in the door and be offered something to drink. Id sit on the couch with you guys and watch TV, and just listen to tim crack jokes at everything, it was hilarious. it seemed like everynight i would go home and my cheeks would be sore i laughed so hard. and for knowing tim the few months i did, he touched me in no way any other person has. His being, his hospitality. I could the love for his family pooring out of his eyes. like when the kids' grandparents would be leaving after visiting, he would close the door and make a comment or gesture, like a thank goodness. but when it was all fun. and make everyone laugh. or the little arguments Kathy and tim would get into. oh jee, not really serious just bickering, but it was sooooo funny some of the things he would say then to hear kathy's response would be even greater. I missed the guy from the day i stopped coming over there. and do till this day. i can only wait for the day i can see him again. Just to smile once more.
Hi Kathy, Katie and Jessica, it's Aunt Sue. Say did you girls know that Gods number is 7? Look at all the 7's in Tim's last day on earth. If that doesn't give you goose bumps, huh? If you watch waves come in to the shore, count them, the seventh one, it's always 7, will be the one your husband and dad is riding, smiling and watching over all of you three. Along with the rest of his family, his mom, dad, brother and sister and all of his aunts, uncles and buddies he loved and touched so much in his short life. We miss him don't we?. But we know that in a blink of Tim's eye he will be with us all again and he will have no memory of his pain or sorrow for having to go so soon. So with this knowledge, we rejoice and try to live our lives as Tim would. Loving, laughter, and gratitude that we have each other to still get to know and love. I know we don't know each other intimately, but I would like to extend this invitation to the three of you girls, lets try to love one another, get to know one another and laugh together, for us and for the memory of this wonderful man I called my nephew, and you call Dad, and Kathy you called "my husband". He gave us lots to be grateful for and we should not waste it, not for one minute. Please call or email me whenever you want to. We have loved Timmy all of his life and we will continue to love him and you three for all of the rest of our lives. In conclusion, I wish you three all the happiness you deserve, keep Tim's laughter in your voices, your eyes, and in your words. Anything else will be irresponsible of us, for Tim's memory. I love you girls and wanted you to know that, me and Tim's family loves him with all of our hearts. So for now I say, joy and happiness to you and all of us, who miss Tim so much. We are never alone. I love you, Aunt Sue
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