Welcome to Thanks for being here. Very short pod that comes out every Sunday morning as

Sundays are such a good time to let go of the day to day and touch base with what matters,

what will matter and what will have mattered. The answer to that question for me is often

found in ceremonies I could watch strangers get married once a week and I'm even more affected

by funerals, sitting in a service, taking in the story of one life. Just another ordinary

person who they loved and who loved them. In a way, eulogies are about the most succinct source

of clarity and direction I can think of. So I ask listeners who have lost someone dear

to share their words and every week I'll read one eulogy here so that we don't forget

there is a point to the pain we have much to offer. We affect each other deeply and that ordinary

lives are really kind of exquisite when you look at them closely. This is Thanks for being here.

Hi guys, welcome back to Thanks for being here. Our weekly reminder of the great meaning that our

lives carry in the many ways that we affect one another. This week I'm reading a eulogy

that Steph gave for her husband Tim who was among other things a barefoot water skier at Seaworth.

If you knew Tim, you've no doubt got a smile on your face with a memory of a time your paths crossed.

With gentle kindness and fun-loving magnetism, he brought out the best in people. On October 21st,

2020, we lost one of the good ones, one of the best. Tim was my husband. He was humble. As many

never knew the challenges he overcame in his life. His story is of strength, courage, resilience,

and dignity, and it is my honor to share it with you. Tim was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. His

father, Orlando, was a family practice physician in a small Northwoods town. His mother, Beverly,

was a registered nurse, staying home to raise three young children born within three years,

which makes for some humorous stories as told best by his mother. Growing up, we spent riding

four-wheelers, snow skiing and water skiing up and down the river in the summer.

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