Tim was born February 11‚ 1961‚ to Tommy and Betty White. He was brother to Tom‚ Gail‚ and Tracy; best friend and husband of 30 years to Kathy; dad to Tiffani (Rob)‚ Amy (Mike)‚ and Jessica (Matt); grandpa to Christopher‚ Amber‚ Jason‚ Noah‚ Cadden‚ Abbigalle‚ and one little guy‚ Zackary‚ that he never got to meet. The grandkids just called him Pa.
Tim was a member of the Cedar Lake Fire Department for 20 years. Tim not only joined the department to help people in their time of need‚ but because he hated it when the sirens would go off and the trucks would leave and he had no idea where they were going or what was going on.
Tim brought home an application and said‚ ‘Sign this.’ When asked what it was for‚ all he said was‚ ‘This is something I wanted to do for a long time – be a firefighter.’
Tim overcame a lot to have this dream come true. Standing 6? 5? it is hard to believe he was afraid of heights and was very claustrophobic. By the time of his passing‚ Tim was a firefighter/EMT nad a member of the emergency tactical team.
Tim belonged to the Eagles. He was a security guard at the Star Plaza and drove a semi for a living. When he had spare time‚ he would play golf.
Tim never went anywhere without finding someone he knew.
Tim loved a good practical joke. Anytime he started a sentence with‚ ‘Would it be wrong if I (fill in the blank with something he had already done)‚’ his silly grin gave him away every time.
Tim was a teddy bear of a man with a huge heart filled with love for his family.
Tim entered the hospital on Saturday afternoon after a training session in the heat. Six days later he passed away due to a heart attack.
You can rest now‚ my love. We will be together again some day.
You will always be my love‚ my life‚ and my heart.
Timothy Ray white is my grandpa and i don’t remember meeting him but i love him so much.
– Abbigalle RamirezTimothy Ray White is my grandpa and i never got to thank him for what he did for everyone and i miss him so much and i can’t get over that he is gone and i still think about him to this day and i will forever still be thinking about him and i don’t like my birthday cause he died after my birthday.
– Abbigalle RamirezIt’s hard to believe that he’s been dead for 12 years, he meant the world to everyone he was around. He made every moment a moment worth experiencing. The sting is as fresh as it was when I found out he died hoping to see him that day, when my cousins came in and said he’s dead a part of me died with him. He was a hero and saved hundreds, I’ll always love and cherish my grandfather till the day I’m taken to see him
– Jason Ramirez, Grandson