Timothy Lee Sturm

1965 - 2025

Timothy Lee Sturm
08/17/1965 - 01/19/2025
Timothy Lee Sturm passed away on Sunday, the 19th of January 2025. He was 59 years of age.
The world has lost a kind-hearted man, we have lost our husband, father, grandfather 'Poppy', friend, and guide. We are: Margaret, with whom love at first sight turned into an enduring marriage and friendship for the ages; his children, Amanda, Cassiopeia and her partner Gwenny, Henry, his wife Leah and their children, his grandbabies, Aurora and Finnegan; his mother-in-law Mary Ellen Wilson; his siblings Jennifer and James and their spouses Michael and Leslie; his brothers and sister in laws and their partners; Dick, Pam, Kathy, Oliver, Bob, Karyn, Will, Maxine; his many nieces and nephews; his surfing buddies from a youth in the Rio Grande Valley; his Army pals; his colleagues from a career in law; and all the people he enriched during his life, whether by birth, marriage, work, or community. Tim is predeceased by his beloved mother Alice Bax, his father Alan Sturm, and his father-in-law Dick Wilson.
Tim was born in Harlingen, Texas, attended Southwestern University in Georgetown and the University of Oregon School of Law. He began his legal career in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps after which he held executive legal positions for multinational companies including M-I SWACO, Smith International, Schlumberger, and Republic Services. Since 2017 he was the VP General Counsel Americas for the Swedish company Epiroc.
Tim loved being outside in nature, from the waters off the jetties at South Padre Island to the forests of Oregon. From Colorado summers to winters skiing Arapahoe Basin, to sleepy Saturday afternoons on the porch. No matter where he was, or what he was doing, he was his whole self, a man of wit and wisdom. A man who loved his family more than anything. Maybe it was this clarity of what mattered most that gave him the strength we all admired. As Tim said, "none of us gets out of here alive."
In 2016, Tim was the victim of a random shooting. Always a scrapper, he survived and graced us with nine more years. Confronted with tragedy, Tim did what he always did: turned his care and attention and time toward family. Through it all, he was never alone, and neither were we. In the face of this new tragedy and heartbreak of Tim contracting fatal bacterial meningitis on a business trip in Brazil, we will try to emulate his courage and love of life. As his favorite crooner, Old Blue Eyes, sang, "nice work if you can get it, and you can get it if you try."
A celebration of Tim's life is to be conducted at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, the 15th of February in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family and share remembrances of Tim during a reception in the adjacent grand foyer.
For those unable to attend the service in-person, virtual attendance may be accessed by visiting Tim's online memorial tribute at GeoHLewis.com and selecting the "Join Livestream" icon on the service section. While there, you may also share fond memories and words of comfort and condolence with his family by selecting the "Add a Memory" icon.
"For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment." - 2 Timothy 1:7
"He is not Old Brown any longer; he is an angel of light." - Henry David Thoreau
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed to Sandy Hook Promise by visiting https://takeaction.sandyhookpromise.org/a/inhonorof to raise awareness, educate, and engage individuals and communities on how to prevent gun violence.