Timothy Joseph Higgins

I met Tim in the first grade at Good Shepherd. He was a gentleman from the beginning and always funny. I´m so very proud to have known Tim for all these years and remember my mother and Tim´s mom grew up together and stayed friends forever. Rest in Heaven, Tim, You deserve it!

Tim was a fun part of my early teens. Playing ball in the street on Liberty. We would have about 10 kids each in a square bouncing the ball, and hopping on the curb when cars would pass. Also, throwing snowballs and grabbing bumpers of cars to be pulled in the snow. Great times. Tim, will be missed by so many.

My good friend since childhood. We grew up together on Liberty street in Lincoln Park, Michigan. We played countless hours of sandlot baseball up at Gregory Park among other activities like ice skating, and playing on the big clay hill. Tim was special, he always giggled and laughed. Never a angry moment in all the time we spent together. Just fun days every day. He never had a bad word to say about anyone or anything. I only regret that we didn't spend more time together, but I was a little older than Timmy, so I strayed from the neighborhood as teens do. After returning from Vietnam we chatted and found out that we were both in Vietnam in the Big Red 1. Tim the Infantry and me in artillery. We concluded that we were in one NDP in the boonies at the same time, but never knew it. Surely wished we would have known it then. I felt so bad that Tim's life was limited or hindered from him being exposed to Agent Orange and giving him the Parkinson Disease. Surely a tragedy. Agent Orange has affected most of us who were there, and in so many ways. 30 years of fighting that and his personality still was a joy to witness and be part of. I'm so happy and proud of Tim going to be at rest in Arlington Cemetery, where he wanted to be. RIP Timmy, my brother.

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.