The grand adventure of Timothy’s life began on January 10, 1993 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Always an over-achiever, he insisted on starting homeschool with his older siblings when he was almost two years old and graduated from high-school at 16. After a month-long mission trip to Taiwan, with other mission trips scattered throughout, Timothy tested out of his college classes in less than two years and received his Bachelors in Business Administration from Thomas Edison University in 2012 at the age of 19.

   Timothy then spent a year in Taiwan teaching English in their public schools. Timothy’s other travels included mission trips to Singapore, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Brazil (Amazon area), Mexico, Costa Rico, Hong Kong, and Alaska, plus many stateside mission trips, where his effervescent personality endeared him to all he met. Along the way, he became at least conversational in Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish. His interests through the years encompassed football, photography, piano, guitar, tennis, antique car restoration, duck, turkey, deer and antelope hunting, motorcycle riding, mountain climbing, water and snow skiing, sky diving, kayaking, and kite surfing, to name a few, all of which he commenced with the intent to become a professional.  

   Timothy paid cash for his first fixer-upper house at age 19, took a 1,367 mile bike trip with a friend to raise awareness for human trafficking, drilled water wells for villagers in the Amazon jungle, built houses in Alaska for flood victims, and restored homes at an Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He also contributed large sums to numerous ministries and non-profits, focusing on trafficked and at risk children.

   A jack of all trades, Timothy’s enterprises included home construction, home inspection, and cell tower construction, along with car, plane, and house flipping. In addition, he was EMR, Scuba, and A1 computer certified. After only 2 weeks of job-shadowing his Uncle Curt, he began repairing appliances as a teenager, which led to starting his own company, RSG Appliance Repair. God and RSG sustained him throughout flight training and the many levels of certification thereafter, until he was finally positioned in his dream life of Allison Aviation. Timothy’s blessed life included flight instructor (boasting hundreds of students), charter pilot and skydiver driver, along with some undercover manhunts thrown in for fun.

   Most importantly, Timothy accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and made a decision to follow Christ in baptism at a young age. He memorized large passages of scripture, and even as a preschooler, could recite entire Bible chapters with his siblings. Years of meditating on Scripture contributed to his amazing success in life. But rather than keeping that success to himself, he used his magnetic personality and generous spirit to invest in the lives of countless others, young and old, and motivate them to live out their dreams, as well. Timothy had an anointing of the Holy Spirit on his life and believed he was indestructible until his purpose was finished. He lived in confidence and assurance that God had his back, so there was nothing to fear.

   On April 23, 2021 at the age of 28, Timothy’s spirit took flight to his Heavenly home while doing what he loved. His plane lost radar contact over a wooded area of Yell County, Arkansas when the right wing came off in flight. The medical examiner assured us that Timothy felt no pain, and his passing was instantaneous. Like Enoch, he "walked with God, and was not; for God took him" (Genesis 5:24).

   The only way we can walk this road is because we know that very soon, we (and all other Believers) will be back together. We truly believe we are in the end times. We can see the finish line from here! Timothy has already crossed it, and has the trophy! We can make it, because we're on the home stretch! It’s time to cut loose the baggage, throw down the weights, and run! We're almost home!