I’m not really sure how to start. When Shari called me and asked me to speak at Tim’s memorial service, I have to admit I was more than a little afraid. I didn’t really know exactly what to say. I didn’t have all of those charming childhood stories to tell. And everybody already knows what […]
Chances are if you’ve scrolled through Timothy’s Facebook page over the last 16 days you might have wondered… Who are all these people posting sympathy messages and accolades, many coming from people that Tim had never even met? Yes… news travels very fast in our magic community. But not just the news when someone leaves […]
“Perfect!” Has anyone ever heard Tim use that word? (That’s what Tim would say about today.) Tim loved perfection. He loved the beauty of it all coming together exactly – precisely. That was ultimate joy for Tim. And today has been beautiful. Thank you. Thank you to the Bishop Lineberry, Sister Williams, our organist, and […]
The Broken Wand Ceremony is a ritual performed at the funeral of a magician in which a ceremonial wand (although years ago it was the actual wand that was used by the magician) is broken, indicating that with the magician’s death, the wand has lost its magic. The first time this ceremony was performed was for Harry Houdini. The […]
