Tim Watkins

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Tim Watkins
Born November 17, 1956 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Virgil and Jodi (Aschinger) Watkins, Tim spent most of his life in Palmer Lake, Colorado. He attended school through the Lewis-Palmer School District and graduated in 1975. He attended college at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, studying education.
Tim's passion was in everything outdoors. Growing up with his father, Virgil, an avid and skilled outdoorsman, Tim and his family were raised with an inspired view of nature and God in heaven, the creator. Growing up in Palmer Lake, the foothills of Pike National Forest were his playground. With friends and family he would camp, backpack, enjoyed hiking, fishing, skiing, and hunting. He learned outdoor survival skills from his father and eventually would put those to use on trips in the high mountains of the west. In 1987, a severe injury to his feet and ankles had Tim turn to bicycling as a means of physical therapy and healing. The cycling world gained its biggest supporter. Tim never looked back. He saw only what he could do, never his limitations. Some of his greatest pleasures were sharing his love of cycling with anyone and everyone. If you ever had the pleasure of doing a ride with Tim, he was always encouraging, inclusive, and just plain fun. Many of the people who were lucky to have known him, met him through the bike and ski shops that he worked throughout Colorado as well as his own shop in Monument, Colorado, Balanced Rock Bike and Ski.
Anyone who knows Tim knows that his ultimate joy came from his children, Isaac and Arielle, and his beautiful granddaughter, Elora. They were the light of his life and his reason for being. Tim's generosity and genuine love for everyone knew no bounds. Everyone became family with Tim.
Besides his new wife, Ginger, Tim is survived by his children, Arielle and Isaac and his granddaughter, Elora. Tim leaves behind his parents, Virgil and Jodi Watkins; sister, Bonnie (Watkins) Gary; brother, David Watkins, as well as his four nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 12pm at Palmer Lake Hall, 42 Valley Crescent St, Palmer Lake, CO.
In lieu of flowers the family has encouraged donations in Tim's name to his favorite causes, Young Life, Friends of Monument Preserve, and International Mountain Bike Association.