Timothy M. DeRose

Happy Birthday Timmy,
From the S.F. Gang, Mike, Jay, Ty Guy, Nikki, Jenny Mac(your lady in waiting),Joe man, Day, Gabe, Becky and the fifty plus you know out here on the left coast! God Speed Lt. Dan and safe passage our friend, you will be missed. The S.F.Gang

To Tim,

Remembering you is easy,
we do it every day.
Missing you is the heartbreak
that never goes away.

We can't imagine not seeing you, but know that you will forever be in our hearts. We will alway's love you.
Lynn, Patrick, Madison, Nicholas

A Letter to My Brother Tim,


It has taken sometime for me to put into words what you have meant to me in my life. There are so many. But one word keeps popping in to my mind over and over, friendship, undying and eternal friendship. I remember when we first met at Wolf Swamp, you were a skinny, curly haired red head and you came up to me and said “ Hey, I’m Tim. What’s your name? “. From that day forward you have always been a friend, my best friend. From our adventures in...

Dottie - Our hearts just break for you. Ken had a heart attack 12/6 & quadruple bipass surgery. Our prayers are with you.

I was laying in a hospital bed a few weeks after my wife had passed away. I had busted my leg up real good skiing at Mt. Tom the night before. The drugs were wearing off, I couldn't move and I didn't know how things could ever get better again. A little angel walked into my room. The angel was the first to sign my cast. That angel signed the name TIM. God used that angel to let me know that He was at my side and that life would be good for me again. I began slowly to have hope and...

Tim, Aunt Charlotte and I are sad in that we lost you at such an early age, but we know you are now at peace and actually in a place you have so many times described in your writings. We wish you well, and will never forget you..

Dear Katie, Mike and Dottie (my US parents!). I love you all very much and want you to know that I'm always there for you - also in hard times like this. It has been a pleasure getting to know the whole DeRose family and I truely feel like you are my US family. Tim was absolutely great and was always good for a smile and a laugh. I just wish that I had had more time to get to know him. My heart goes out to you all and a day doesn't go by when I don't think of you. I truely wish that I could...

I have visited this site many times a day to read the passages about Tim. It is so amazing to read about how my brother touched so many lives and how people are affected by his death.
Tim was not only my big brother, but my best friend. Ever since our middle school years when we figured out that if we stop fighting each other and work together we can get anything we wanted from our parents. Since that moment we have been inseparable. We have often been confused for husband/wife and...