The last time I saw Tim was after the final mission trip. I too remember the big gulp that week. He lived in my neighborhood and he was always the next bus stop.

I remember Tim as a brilliant and complex kid with a good sense of humor and having an imaginative mind. He was an intent listener and was always willing to talk about what was in his heart.

As someone with a lifelong history with clinical depression and bipolar disorder, I relate as a kindred spirit. I can only imagine the pain he must have felt inside in his final days. Comfort may be found in the fact Tim can finally get the rest he was surely yearning for.

Austin Fuller
YUTES Alum, Class of 2004