Timothy M. Klinger

Timothy Mitchell Klingler

August 16, 1988 - February 13, 2016

Fuquay-Varina

Timothy Mitchell Klingler, age 27, was born August 16, 1988 in Albuquerque, NM and died February 13, 2016 in Cary, NC.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at St Timothy's Episcopal Church, 4523 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC. The family will receive friends between 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will follow after the service at Wake Chapel Memorial Garden, 905 Wake Chapel Road, Fuquay-Varina, NC.

Mitchell is survived by his parents, John Proctor Klingler and Marion Mitchell Klingler; his brother is David Henry Klingler of Fuquay-Varina, NC.; paternal grandmother is Jennie Proctor Schwoebel of New Bern, NC; maternal grandparents, Buford and Carolina Mitchell of Fuquay-Varina, NC; aunts are Sara Edwards (Philip) of Atlanta, GA, Teresa Mitchell (Don Katz) of Boston, MA, and Diana Johnston (Garland) of Holly Springs, NC; uncle Thomas Klingler of Wilmington, NC; cousins Sophie Edwards Ekstrom (Jamie), Gabe Edwards, William and Parker Johnston, and Aaron Katz; fiancee Jessica Katherine Bahamonde of Cary, NC the daughter of James and Susan Bahamonde of Wilmington, NC; and surrogate family members, Larry and Denise Santeramo of Durham, NC and their sons, Michael and Jonathan.

Family members who have preceded Mitchell include, Eugene Klingler, Jr. of Ohio, Richard Schwoebel, of NM, Eugene and Margaret Klingler of PA, Tom and Pearl Proctor of NC, Joseph MacPhail Mitchell and Portia Vann Mitchell of NC, Luis Mosquera Soublette and Carolina Pardo de Mosquera of Caracas, Venezuela.

Mitchell was a 2006 graduate of Harnett Central High School in Angier, NC. He attended Campbell and East Carolina Universities pursuing a career in medicine. He had a brilliant and curious mind. He enjoyed playing clarinet in band at HCHS and Campbell. He loved playing video games and disc golf, folding origami, fishing, hiking, snowboarding, scuba diving, driving, learning about computer technology, and cooking. He was sensitive, compassionate, loyal, protective, and devoted to all.

For all the good he was able to experience and share with the world, Mitchell suffered for many years from debilitating depression and drug addiction. The family requests for any donations to be made in Mitchell's name to To Write Love On Her Arms. TWLOHA is an international group based in Florida that promotes education and awareness of mental health, providing encouragement and inspiration to create a positive community that believes in the reality of recovery. twloha.com/donate/

Our blessed, precious, blue-eyed "Golden Boy" is finally free from his physical and mental anguish and is now in everlasting peace.

Arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at thomasfuneral.com.