Tim Redovian Memorial Fund

Danny Redovian, Tim's Brother

"Last night my brothers, sisters and I got together and remembered Tim and we wanted to share a part of that conversation with you all. Now you’ll have to bear with me because I’m not the performer in the family.

We would like to begin by thanking God for giving us the gift of Tim for sixteen years. You see, when Tim was two years old he fell into the family swimming pool. God could have taken him then. However, he gave us fourteen more years with our little brother and in that time Tim taught all of us so many things. Although he was the youngest of us six children and was supposed to learn from us, we in fact learned more from him than he will ever know. He taught us that it was good to be different. He taught us to accept people for who they are and not who we wanted them to be. He taught us culture and in doing so opened up a whole New World to us. He taught us to experience the song and dance of life. He taught us that winning the game wasn’t near as important as being first in line for your snow cone at the end of the game. He taught us that it wasn’t how many runs you could score on the field but how many babes you could score in the stands. He also taught us that boys read books, too. He taught us to see more than the seven colors of the rainbow, to see colors like salmon and ocher, magenta and ruby, and of course, lime green.

When we think about the special person that Tim was we have to give credit to our parents for not only passing on their morals and values but for allowing Tim to develop his own personality and to pursue his own interests as opposed to making him conform to the Redovian norm.

We would also like to thank all the doctors and nurses at Scottish Rite Hospital and at Egleston Children’s Medical Center for not only doing their best to help Tim but for making him feel like part of the family.

When Tim’s talents began to surface we would all look at each other and often ask, “Where did this kid come from? Is it possible that Mork and Mindy had given birth at the same hospital on that same day and ended up taking home a left hander with a great curve ball?” Now Tim is on the stage we all hope to be on some day and he is the star in heaven like we always knew he was here on earth. We have known how special Tim was but in the last three weeks the number of lives that our baby brother has touched has overwhelmed us. We want Tim to know that he has made us all extremely proud and we will miss him very much. Mom and Dad, we love you, and in the days and weeks and months ahead it is your faith, your children, and all of your family and friends, who will provide you with the strength to face each new day."