Timm Carpenter

Timm Alan Carpenter

Passed away on November 5th, 2014 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was the "All American Boy" born on the 4 of July 1945 in Darby, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Oakland, California with his two brothers, Adelbert "Buz" and Joel. Timm graduated from UC Berkley with a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering and later he received his MBA from Santa Clara University. He worked as the CFO for a number of bay area pharmaceutical companies. Timm was the loving father of Brett and Nicholas Carpenter of Moraga and Kathryn, Kayla, Kelsey Carpenter of Novato. And he was also a devoted Grandfather to Lander, Madeline, and Blake Carpenter of Moraga,

Timm was known as a caring and supportive father, an extremely hard worker, a good friend and a fun guy. He was life long owner of many sports cars, including Jaguars and Corvettes, and he had a passion for his boat, Silver Cloud. He loved sailing on the bay with the wind in his face while entertaining friends and family. He was also known for his love of sweets, especially See's chocolates, and his dislike of sand. Timm's memorial service will be at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland on January 3rd at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Angel Island Conservancy.