Timothy James Garress
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Timothy James Garress I, 49, of Manheim, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Tremont Health and Rehab Center of Tremont, PA.
Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Deloris Ward Osborne, wife of Bob, of Laferia, TX, and the late Charles A. Garress, Sr., husband of Patricia S. Garress of Coatesville.
Timmy was a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville High School. He was employed as an over the road truck driver for many different area companies.
He is survived, in addition to his mother and step-parents, by two children: Tasha M. and Timothy J. Garress II, both of Lebanon; five siblings, Charlene Baldwin of Wichita Falls, TX, Charles A. Garress, Jr. of Atglen, Tammy Renteria of Ft. Worth, TX, Leanne Hume of Narvon, PA and Joseph C. Garress of Kinzers; his nieces, nephews, four great nieces and one great nephew.
The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 1 PM at the Hephzibah Baptist Church, 2237 Strasburg Road, East Fallowfield, PA 19320, followed by interment in the adjoining Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend the viewing, which will be held at the Church from 11 AM until the time of the service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com
Condolences
Sorry to hear about your Dad
To Timmy and Tasha-Sorry to hear about your Dad. I dated him when he lived in Russellville.The last time I heard from him he was living in Hanover. What happened! Email if you can. Again sorry to hear about your Dad. Lori McMullen
if you would like to email me
if you would like to email me i will tell anything you would like to know.
Tim
To my dear friend Charlene, Tasha, Tim and the other members of Tim's family whom I have met, I extend my heartfelt sympathies and condolances over Tim's passing. Even though we were together for a short time, he made a profound impression on my life, and I will never forget him. How could you forget Tim? Even when I came to visit following his stroke, then several years since we had dated, we fell into the old routine. Tim was Tim - brash and loving,so annoying at times he made me crazy, and as tender and thoughtful as they come. He love was fierce to those he bestowed it upon, and family always, always came first. "to one world, you may be one person; to one person, you may be the world." I have no doubt that Tim is in heaven now, backing up a truck to the Pearly Gates and more than likely, giving St. Peter a hard time about something!
Tim
My deepest sympathy goes out to the whole Garresss family, in the loss of Tim.
The main thing I remember about Tim was his joking comments & making people laugh. I understand, from family members I have talked to, that he kept this up, even through his illness. What good memories for you to hold on to.
My thoughts & Prayers to you all.
Love,
Charlotte
Tim
My heart goes out to the Garress family, as Tim will be greatly missed. He could always light a room when he walked in. I have had the pleasure of spending many birthdays at different Hooters with Tim. He always made it worth the long drive to see him in action. He had freinds everywhere he went, if not when he got there he did by the time he left.
Tim I will miss you. It has always been great to have you as my friend...
Daddy- I know that you
Daddy-
I know that you cannot read this, well maybe you can. I never thought I would have to do this. You are the strongest man I have ever known as well as ever will know. You were trully my best friend. You showed a trmendous amout of strength and courage througout this whole journey and you did it with dignity. Thank you for everything you did for me. I will miss you more than words could ever exspress. I love you wif all my heart. The Ta
Tim
My prayers are with Charlene and the Garress family. I know you loved your brother with your whole heart and it showed in the way you took care of him and the rest of your family while you still kept us in the loop of what was happening. God Bless you all.Keep in contact please you are a good friend.
While I have never met Tim, I
While I have never met Tim, I have heard so much about him. He was loved by many.
My deepest sympathy's go out to his family.
Tim - Beloved Brother
I never met Tim, but I know that he was loved deeply by his family and friends. I remember talking to Jim and Charlene one Christmas when Tim was visiting - the laughter and joy - was real and from the heart - a family sharing!! To all of Tim's family, I know you will miss him but he will never be forgotten.
Brother-in-law
Although I only knew you for a short time you were a great joy and fun to be around. I know that you are now in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ and you have see the Glory of Heaven and would never want to back to this earth. I pray that all of your family and I will join you there in the future.
To Charlene and all members of Tim's family I send my heaart felt concolences. God's love to each of you.
Ta you done a great job taking care of your Dad. God will bless you with many great rewards. I applaude you.
Jim
I did not know this father,
I did not know this father, brother, son, uncle and friend of what appears to be many, but I learned from Jim that he was a man of courage and strong faith. His journey to the comforting arms of our Father is over and eternal peace and joy so promised is his. The loving family that embraced Tim can be reassured of his peace today. My prayers are with you all. God bless you. Gene Baldwin
My brother, Tim.
Gene,
Thank you so much for taking the time to send a condolence on this site. My fammily and I appreciate it very much.
Charlene
Beautiful, Baby Boy
Son, I will miss you more then words can convey. Your passing has left a hole in my heart that will never heal. I am so proud to call you son. You fought your battle with courage, laughter and you kept your faith strong and never questioned why the Lord gave you this journey to travel. You will always be in my heart and thoughts. Always remember I love you. Hope you have many happy tea parties with my Mom and whisteling contest with your Dad. You are in the Lords hands now. You truly earned your stripes.
Wif da luv
My Rock
My wonderful baby brudda how I have been missing you! Since last June 23rd the day you fell ill my life has changed. You couldn't call me anymore and tell me about the latest woman in your life, your other problems or good things that were going on! When I came to Pennsylvania I always stayed with you and hung out with you, my bestest friend. Now, without you I feel as though I'm in a strange place! Don't know what I will do without you my rock, confidant, bestest friend and the other half of my soul. You fought one heck of a fight and never ever complained...don't know how you did it! I will not only miss your phone calls and your company but your beautiful smile. Who will I commiserate with now that you aren't here? You told me I would need to be stronger this time then when daddy died because you wouldn't be here to carry me. I'm doing my best but living without you is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do! You'll never be forgotten!
Wif all of dis here luv,
Charlene
"Tim speak"
As you read the comments from myself and my mother I'm sure some of you are wondering where we came up with some of the words we used...maybe you think we can't spell. I call it, "Tim speak" as it's the way my wonderful, caring, funny brother spoke to us. He signed his email with "wif da luv" or "wif all dis here luv". He once wrote a letter introducing my mother, myself and my baby sister Tammy to someone. He wrote, "we have The Mud, the big sista and the baby sista". Some of us understood Tim's way of speaking to us and considered his words as "terms of endearment". We heard these words so often that my mother, Tasha (Tim would say, my Ta)and I have been speaking this way for a long time, even when we weren't talking to Tim. As one of God's newest and brightest stars I'm sure Tim is making heaven an even nicer place to be. He surely made this world a better place for me. I'm sorry God put him through so much to make his death easier on those of us left behind. I was there as was Tasha everyday for months physically taking care of him. You all will never know what this brave man went through and through it all kept his sense of humor and never complained about his illness. My baby brudda has taught me what loving your family is truly about....he kept us laughing so we wouldn't cry and tried to bring his family closer together during the whole 8 1/2 months he was ill. At one point he even did whatever he could think of to make Tasha and I mad at him, he told someone if we were mad at him when he died we wouldn't cry so hard! That was Tim, always trying to protect us. Can you tell how very much he is missed?
My Deepest Sympathy and
My Deepest Sympathy and Condolance goes to the whole Garress Family.
Tim was a great guy and he
Tim was a great guy and he will be missed, he was a lot of fun. He always came to the reunions and of course missed the last one, but we all thought of him. Tim we will miss you!! Robin class of 1978.
To Timmy's Children, Brothers
To Timmy's Children, Brothers and Sisters, and Parent/Step Parents
I want to express my deepest sympathy to all of you at your loss. Having been home twice and being able to see Timmy while there, I saw some of the difficult times you were having. Fortunately Timmy had all of you who loved and cared for him. God Bless all of you.
Love, Uncle Richard
Tim
My deepest sympathy goes out to Tims family. Even though Tim and I dated for only a short time, I got to meet alot of you and found myself wanting to be a part of your family. You are all such great people! Tim was a great person, loving, funny and caring. He had that side to him that I didn't understand at times but he definatley will never be forgotten. He lit up my world for a short time and Iam sure he is lighting up heaven and making everyone smile and laugh. I can just hear him asking me if I want a samich! He definately is one of a kind. He will be missed. Sincerely, Mary
My Prayers are With You!!
Dearest Garress Family,
My heart is crying for you all at this time and I send to you my sincerest condolences. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
May God comfort you as only He can.
Sincerely,
Karin
The Coatesville Class of 1978
The Coatesville Class of 1978 sends their sympathy to the family. Tim was a great guy and the class of 1978 will mourn the loss of one of our own...
With Deepest Sympathy
Dear Charlene and the entire Garress family
Words are not great enough to tell you how sorry I am about Timmy's passing. We have lost a wonderful, funny, loving man who's family and friends meant everything to him. Charlene, he gave me the gift of you and for that i will always be thankful. He also gave me the greatest gift and that was his friendship. That i will carry in my heart forever. He is now in the place that he loved the most and probably up there telling it like it is! Cracking jokes and drinking his tea! His faith never dwindled through his illness and i know he looked forward to going "home". I love you Timmy and will miss you more than you will know. And remember, you promised to save me a spot!
Lori.... <3
Family
First of all my deepest condolences to my cousins who lost there father way to soon.To my mom-mom down here that had to go through the pain of burying one of her children. To my mom-mom up there who cared for him like her own.To my mom,aunts and uncles who feel this was out of order and wish there was more time. The rest of our family that knew him well and those of us who dont know each other well enough because there are so many miles between us. It is always sad and hard to lose someone in your family,but I am relieved for Uncle Tim. He is no longer in pain or feeling miserable laying in a bed anymore. Uncle Tim we will miss you.
Love All Yall
uncle tim was a great guy
Tim is great i love him so much. He always asked me if their were any pretty girls in texas .he was always the funny guy.It was a breathtaker to how tim was in the hospital, because he was in good shape know body saw it coming. My sister and i love you so much tim. i dont know what any body is going to do without you.
My UPS
I would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, and kind words during this very difficult time. I would also like to share with you the appreciation I have for everyone who helped take care of my Uncle Tim. You weren't dealing with the best side of him, and you still put your chin up and did what you had to do. To everyone who made the trip either to Harrisburg or Tremont THANK YOU, your vists meant the world to him. Now, my last thank you is for Uncle Tim, thank you for being you no matter how hard things were, or how much pain you were in. You kept that charm, personality and wit that you are well known for until the end. I miss you, I love you. One last note... Bunny Says Uncle Tim all the time.:)
~ "I'm sorry"
My grandpa
Dear grandpa, you died before I was born but people believe that you are my angel. I wasn't a healthy baby and I actually almost died but somehow I survived and it's probably because of you. I never met you and honestly I wish I would have because you seem like such an amazing, funny, outgoing person that anyone has ever met. You shared love and much more, you gave me my dad and my aunt and left me with a whole bunch of other loving people. You are the one person I want to know more about it is my greatest wish. I am fourteen now and you also have another little one, we call her squirrel and she looks a lot like dad. I got into Culinary arts early just like dad and I hope your proud of me. Part of the reason I'm doing culinary is for you, we all miss you dearly and i try and visit you as much as I can. I also have always wanted my brown eyes to switch to a green like yours did but that didn't happen, but I'm sorry you never got to meet me but at the same time I know you are by my side always and that's what keeps me going. I love you Grandpa with everything I have and more, I always will.