Tim
graduated from high school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. He entered the Naval Academy via the Marine
Corps and a Secretary of the Navy appointment.
Tim did well academically and spent spare time on things electronic and
electrical. He enjoyed sports and was a
good friend to all.
At
graduation Tim was commissioned in the Marine Corps. He went to Basic School followed by flight
training. He then was assigned to
helicopters at MCAS Beaufort and Okinawa.
He attended USNPGS Monterey where he earned a masters degree in
electrical engineering. Several
assignments involved RDT and E, Headquarters Marine Corps, and MCDEC,
Quantico. Operational tours were in
helicopters highlighted by serving as Commanding Officer of HMM-363 in Vietnam
during the period 1968-1969. Tim retired
from the Marine Corps in 1975. His many
awards included the Bronze Star.
Tim’s
civilian endeavors included working as Planning and Control Manager on the
Saudi Naval Expansion Program for HBH Corporation in Virginia. He then became a professor at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Florida. He
was active in the South Daytona Lions Club and was District Governor at the
time of his death, 16 May, 2000. Tim was
predeceased by his wife Jeanne and survived by one daughter and two sons.