Timothy John Riley

Timothy John Riley 1/8/1945 - 1/1/2011 How do you sum up the life of a man? His decency, kindness, love of all things Packers, his penchant for the Sci-Fi channel, and desire for nothing more than to visit with loved ones? A man who trapped muskrat and plucked many a fish from Port Washington Harbor during his boyhood in Wisconsin, who made yearly pilgrimages to Wyoming scouring the land for mighty bucks while hunting in Wyoming as an adult. A man who loved golf, built a cabin in northern Wisconsin with his good buddy, managed the finances scrupulously to put three kids through college and arranged the filing cabinet in alphabetical order, so that the wife he cherished would be able to manage the daily tasks of life a bit easier after he finally succumbed to kidney failure. He was all of this and much more to those who knew and loved him. Tim Riley's passing is a devastating loss. He was a great person who lived by a simple, straight-forward code of traditional values: honesty, respect, honor, hard work and most of all, family. They were his heart. He will be missed every day by his wife, Dorothy of 43 years; children, Tim Jr., Chris, and Shannon; daughters-in-law, Meg and Olya; granddaughters, Scout and Quinn and many relatives and friends. Deepest thanks extended to all those health professionals who helped Tim with his long and courageous battle with kidney disease. The list is extensive, but you know who you are. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be given to Tucson Medical Center Endowment (www.tmcfoundation.org) or the National Kidney Foundation (www.NKF.org). A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be Saturday, January 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL,6910 E. Broadway.