There will be an open-casket visitation Wednesday, June 17, from 3:00pm until 8:00pm at Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. There will be a brief prayer service at the conclusion of visitation lead by Fr. Bob Cary, the downtown Sheil chaplain who visited us often during Tim's final illness.
The funeral will be Thursday, June 18, at 11:00am, at the Sheil Catholic Center, 2110 Sheridan Road in Evanston. Tim's remains are being cremated and will be interred on a later date at a private ceremony. There will be a reception at Sheil following the funeral. Light refreshments will be served. Fr. Tom Franzman will preside assisted by Fr. Ken Simpson.
Information and an on-line guestbook can be viewed at www.donnellanfuneral.com.
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I was unable to stay for the reception today, but I wanted to do as Fr. Franzman suggested and share with you one of the ways that Tim touched my life.
When I was a student at Northwestern, and just starting to attend mass at Sheil, Tim was in charge of training and recruiting Sacristans. It was probably my third or fourth Sunday when he flagged me down and asked me to either be a LEM or carry up the gifts - I forget which - and it was nice to be included. Not long after that he was trying to recruit me to be a sacristan. He was very persistent, and I eventually gave in and began one of the best experiences I had in my years at NU.
I had planned to join the choir. I think I ended up with the better deal (sorry, Angela). I really enjoyed having an important task at mass and in the church, and the position required me to constantly meet new people as well as to serve with some of the coolest people I've ever met - Tim and Jennifer included. I ended up becoming very involved at Sheil, and I owe that in no small part to Tim's persistence and his enthusiastic welcome. Being there today, after having moved away years ago, made me realize how much Sheil had become my second home, and its people, my family.
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Even in his death, Tim has helped me. I bumped in to several old friends today at the funeral and have tracked down a few more via this blog. So thank you, Tim and Jennifer both.
God Bless.
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