William John Timberlake Sr.

I knew Bill when I was a troublemaking teenager in Alfred village. He left an impression that I remember some 40 years later. He understood, "to serve and protect." Bill Timberlake was a good man.

Bill was a friend of mine from the first day I walked into the Allegany Co. Sheriff's Dept. That friendship lasted for the next 30 years until his passing. He was always there for me and supported me. We were both a couple of old street cops who shared the same standards and spoke the same "language". He was always honest with me and never gave me cause to doubt him. I will miss him. RIP Bill, you were a good man.