Anne Morgan, Colleague

Tim was the first face I knew at Saint Mary's when I came here last spring to interview for a position in the development office. He welcomed me to Winona the night before my interview and warmly answered all my questions.Tim and his wife, Barb, were the first persons to help me adapt to life in this small town -inviting me to join them for a Winona event last June. Both of them have shown me -a complete newcomer to Saint Mary's- welcoming, kind and thoughtful inclusiveness since the day I moved to town. Tim's office door was always open when I had questions. I often saw him at Mass at St. Mary's Parish, smiling and talking to others.I grieve with his wife and children and close friends that a good man was taken away from us all much too soon.There are really no words that can comfort, but I remember something my niece said when my mother passed away, "It's like falling asleep in front of the TV, and Daddy carries me to bed and I wake up and don't know how I got there. It's like you fall asleep in one part of God's house and wake up in another." We can take joy in the fact that this man of faith is with his Creator, and rejoice that we were blessed to know him.

Anne Morgan, Colleague