Our 33 year old single son Tim died January
21, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tim last worked on Jan 15, and spoke by phone from his home to
someone at his work on Thursday. It was the last we think anyone
spoke to him. Tues Jan 22 his work phoned me asking for his new
address so they could go check up on him. He had not come to work
and they could not reach him by phone. Since he had just moved to
a new home they did not have his address. They and Tim’s friend
Darren along with the police had a locksmith open his home and found
him dead in the bathroom. The coroner reported there were no marks
on him, no drugs in the home and the door was locked so they have
ruled out suicide or foul play. An autopsy was preformed and no
sign of why he died. Toxicology and tissue samples are being examined
and they state it will take up to four weeks to determine the cause
of death. In the meantime we have collected reports from family
members and friends who have told us of some symptoms that are common
with diabetes. He thought they would go away and had not gone to
a doctor. It is possible that he may have had an aneurism but the
autopsy should have seen it if he did. The medical examiner thinks
he died sometime on the 21 but it could have been before or the
morning of the 22. His body has been released and should be at Myers
Mortuary in Ogden by now.
Thanks to all for your love and concern for us.
Joe Holmes
Update: February 21, 2008 The Medical Examiner of Las Vegas confirmed
by phone today that Tim died of Diabetes complications. Blood sugar
level was 800. He did not know he had Diabetes and would not go
to a doctor thinking that what ever was wrong would go away tomorrow.
This means he was drinking sodas and eating his favorite red liquorice
unaware that they were causing problems for him.
Tim’s Obituary
Timothy “Tim” James Holmes
South Ogden/Las Vegas - Tim passed away in his home in Las Vegas,
Nevada on January 21, 2008 of suspected Diabetic complications.
Tim, 33 was born December 18, 1974 in Caldwell, Idaho to Joe and
Ann Holmes of South Ogden. Tim was a delight to all who knew him.
He was loving and courteous to everyone. He is remembered as a
dependable, happy person. He was deeply loved by all his family.
He attended school in South Ogden and graduated from Bonneville
High School. He loved music and played the trumpet in the school
bands and the Lagoon Band. He attended Weber State and the University
of Utah on band scholarships. He was an excellent pianist. He
loved classical music and studying History. He was a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was an Eagle
Scout. Tim learned a good work ethic at a young age as a paperboy
in his neighborhood. This helped him in his jobs later in life.
He learned the carpentry trade working with his father framing
houses. He worked for Southwest Sun Control in Tucson, Arizona
as their sales manager. He returned to South Ogden where he ran
a framing crew framing numerous homes in the Ogden area. He moved
to Las Vegas where he worked for Nevada Stairs as their customer
service representative until his death.
He is survived by his parents, brothers and sisters, Joanne (Lew)
Stoddard, No. Ogden, Bill (Kim) Holmes, Brookfield, WI., Eric
(Ashlee) Holmes, Sunset UT. and Charee (Shawn) McKay, So. Ogden,
UT. 9 nieces and 3 nephews who will greatly miss “Uncle
Tim”, his grandmother Iris Despain, Caldwell, Id., numerous
Aunts, Uncles and cousins. He was greeted by his sister Jean,
his Grandpa Despain and his Grandpa and Grandma Holmes. Viewing
Tuesday evening at Myers Mortuary 6 – 8 PM. Tuesday 845
Washington. And at 9:30-10:30 AM prior to the Funeral at 11:00
A.M. January 30, South Ogden 7th Ward chapel at 720 Nancy Drive
South Ogden, Utah.
To the Holmes Family
Over the past 15 years I have had the opportunity to spend a great
deal of time with Tim. We have shared just about everything that
friends can share. We kept no secrets. I got to know a side of Tim
that few, if anyone knew. The following memories we will never forget.
In our home Tim was known as Bob. In fact, our dog- and Valleries
friends at work knew Tim only as Bob. This came from Ann (his mother)
calling him Tim Bob when we were teenagers. Tim did not recall this,
but we asked Ann a few years back and she took my side. Bob it was.
One thing that Tim and I share is a love for sports. If there was
not a game on TV we were out on the basketball or tennis court doing
battle. Tim is the ultimate competitor-he hates to loose. On each
occasion that I won, he made it clear that when he gets in shape
I would be in big trouble. In high school he bet me that he could
dunk a basketball within 6 weeks. Yes, a full size ball on a regulation
hoop. This, of course, was impossible because he is built like an
ox. I reminded him of this bet often, and to this day he still thinks
he is only 6 weeks away. We were once at the gym on elliptical machines
when he closely watched my performance to make sure that he was
going faster. When we were finished with the workout, he make it
very clear that he was the winner. When watching games, he was always
coming up with bazaar scenarios in which his team could get a last
minute miracle win. Down 24 points with 4 minutes to go? Ask Tim-
he will find a way. To Eric and Bill: Tim loved harassing you about
BYU sports teams. What you may not know is that he was secretly
rooting for them-unless they were playing Utah. Tim taught Vallerie
and I how to play poker. Valleries reckless style always seemed
to beat Tims conservative grind-it-out game. This drove him absolutely
crazy, as his vast poker experience should easily dominate a rookie.
Tim enjoyed cooking, and made us hundreds of dinners. He was famous
for a 2 hour preparation time while using every pot and pan in the
house. Vallerie once noticed that Tim was boiling whole unpeeled
russet potatoes to mash. She explained that cutting them into pieces
would save him an hour. His signature dish- chicken fajitas-were
always worth the wait. Every few months, Tim came up with a new
diet plan. Each attempt ended with a family pack of licorice.
As you all know, Tim has a passion for music. He does not often
show emotion, but I have seen him tear up while listening to music
many times. He never grew out of turning it up as loud as possible,
but would always respectfully turn it down when we got home.
We also shared a passion for carpentry. We worked on many projects
together, and I learned many tricks watching Tim work. While our
tools and skill set are very different, together we could build
anything. He was always the confident one, saying the project would
be easy, even if he we had no clue where to start. He was right,
as each project was a success. I recently decided to remodel our
bathroom and Tim was a big help. It was one of the last things we
did together, I will think of him every time I enter the room. Any
time I needed help with something I would say "no problem,
I'll just call Tim". There was never an occasion that he said
no. Tim was like my left hand, I don't know what to do without him.
Over the last few years, Tim spoke frequently of his family. He
loves his nieces and nephews, and mentioned on several occasions
that "for some reason they like me too". There have been
many occasions, the most recent being only a few weeks ago that
we talked about his Mom. He has a special place in his heart for
Ann and said many times that she was the nicest person in the world.
Although he had a hard time communicating it, Tim loves his Dad
dearly. I know he was proud of his siblings and clearly looked up
to them. It was very important for Tim to better himself so they
would think the same of him.
To Bob:
You have always been a brother to me. You have impacted my life like
no other. I need your help more than ever. Stay with me, if only in
spirit. I love you man. Darren Wiggins (Tim's best friend)
