Tim Trembley

Timothy Trembley
January 22, 1957 - August 10, 2010

On the morning of August 10th, 2010, Tim Trembley, after running a race of 53 years, beat us all to the Pearly Gates and the arms of Christ. In our hearts we can hear the Lord whisper of Tim's legacy, "Well done, good and faithful servant, Tim." With a smile, Tim looked on the face of his creator and left this life in peace and joy.

Tim was born on January 22, 1957 to William and Joan Trembley in Norwalk, Ohio and was raised along four other siblings - Chris, Dan, Jim and Brad. In between filling carts full of snakes, tormenting older siblings, and exploring the many different uses of gasoline, Tim enjoyed testing the limits of the world around him. He also enjoyed running track and graduated from New London High School in 1975 as a record breaking track star.

Tim moved to Washington after high school and fell in love with the mountains. In Washington, Tim also met, fell in love with, and married Kim Vance on the 19th of July, 1980, the love and best friend of his life. Perfect love creates and changes the surrounding world. After much diligence, Tim and Kim were blessed with the birth of their two children Joshua in 1984 and Jennifer in 1987. Tim was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend and inspired life in everyone that knew him.

From 1980 to 1986, Tim was an Air Warfare Systems Operator in the Navy. After graduating with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from the Oregon Institute of Technology, Tim started working for NOAA Corp in 1988. He retired as an officer from NOAA Corp in 1997 and continued working for NOAA Marine Operations Center in Seattle until the present. Tim was a hard worker and quickly became a valuable team member in all his work ambitions.

Settling in the Kitsap area, Tim and Kim became cornerstones of their church family at Crossroads. Tim was active in youth and college ministries as well as in church leadership. Together, Tim and Kim were known for their hospitality and opened their house to many different people. Tim was a life-long student and lover of theology and biblical archaeology, constantly reading and then teaching, leading, and discipling those around him. Tim will remain a spiritual role model in the lives of all the people he touched.

Tim had many hobbies and characteristics, a few of which include: bee-keeper, gardener, brew master and vitner, mountain climber, rock climber, runner, skier, camper, pyrotechnician, machete-ist, chicken whisperer, joker, reader, history guru, debater, pipe smoker, instigator, cliff jumper, hiker, project starter, expert builder, music lover, professional cowbell player, traveler to warm places, show-er off-er, landscaper, fixer of all things, bone-head, story-teller (with an expertise in Jim-and-Tim stories), great and wonderful knower of everything.

Tim was buried on August 13th in Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA. In his memory and in lieu of flowers, please send contributions to a memorial fund under the name of Kim Trembley at Bank of America in Silverdale, WA. Comments for the family can be left on Tim Trembley's Obituary at www.tuellmckee.com.