Timothy Sean Carney

A really Good Guy. Tim was born on a bright spring Sunday, on March 27, 1960, and was the youngest of a family of seven, four brothers and twin sisters. The family he was born into was made up of strong individual, strong in body, and strong in opinions. There was always strong-willed debates going on, with as many opinions as there were voices forcibly stating them. I think Tim figured out at an early age, there was no way he could compete, so he sat back and listened. I taught Tim his ABC’s when he was 4 and I was 8, after all I could read Dick and Jane and Spot. By the end of the year I was getting through the comics in the News Tribune. Tim was reading Encyclopedia Britannica behind the couch where no none could distract him. To say Tim was Intelligent would be a severe understatement, but he had many interests that didn’t involve reading. He loved to ski, anywhere from Prospect Hill in Waltham, to Copper Mountain in Colorado. Tim loved motorcycles and would take his on 1000 mile trips in the blink of an eye. Tim loved Astronomy and the study of space. But what Tim loved most was his family. Tim’s brothers and sisters all agreed on one thing, as soon as they were able, they were going to get away from Waltham and get started on their lives, one to Germany in the Air force, one to the Army in Fort Benning Ga, one to the Navy in Norfolk Naval station Norfolk Va. Another to Fairfax Va, to rise through the business world and One to Hudson NH to raise two children of her own. One brother decided to stay close, and only got one town over, Brighton Mass. But we were happy, starting the rest of our lives. This left Tim and our mother. Tim wanted to be someone, and decided he wanted to go to college. Intellectually that was a great Idea, but our father died many years prior, and our mother was working two jobs to make ends meet. Tim decided to get a full-time job to help with bills, and pay for college. Tim attend college full time. while working full time and graduated with honors. Tim was the Glue that kept this family together for many generations over many decades. Tim learned at an early age to listen and worked to bring us together. He acted as a mediator and peace maker through all the major fights and petty squabbles. Tim cared deeply about all his family, brothers and sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews Tim never spent money on himself, and never owned a new car, and was frugal in his spending on himself, but if anyone in the family needed anything, a bill paid, , braces, help with a down payment on a house, or rent, all you had to do was ask, and most of the time, you didn’t need to even do that, somehow he knew. Since his death, I have spoken to many of his friends and relatives, coworkers, and even some people he had not seen in years, and they to a one, all said the same thing, Tim was a really great guy. I think we can’t all invent fusion, or end world hunger, or other big things that benefit society, But maybe the next best thing is to be universally remembered as a really great guy, by one and all. Love you Brother, see you soon.