dirfter
03-08-2008, 09:55 PM
Over time I have shared aquatic adventures with some of you and told tales of my uncle, Bob Timmins, the legendary addiction recovery specialist.
His health had been real bad the last few years. Pronounced dead once. Plenty of ICU stays and death vigils. Well, we knew the vigil that started last Monday was to be the last. Bob chose his bedroom floor with some blankets and pillows for his dying spot. The flow of people in and out of his Marina Del Rey condo was constant, but the core was a group of 10, primarily music guys, with some actor dudes, then his nephew, me.
We made sure he was comfortable, entertained, and left alone. He went out with supplemental oxygen and hourly morphine in his own home with loved ones by the dozen. He was an ex-con Hell's Angel addicted to heroin at one time. Razor's edge life early. Wednesday, right around "last call", Bob exhaled one final time on this plane.
With two-day notice, over 800 attended the serene and inspiring 2-hr memorial today at the Self Realization temple in Pacific Palisades. I had wife and daughter in tow. 16-mo old daughter Isabel met lots of cool people and entertained them with some dancing in the courtyard.
You know I usually bring the pic action but this wasn't the place. There was a pro there though who got some. Will try to cop some. I'll put some random Bob pics below.
Anyhow, if you are impressed with celebrities, like rock stars, athletes, and film folk, you'd be floored by that report (though I must say it was interesting how abuzz the crowd was later, talking about how Ozzy snuck in the back for a little bit then left [his son Jack was saved by Bob] - Ozzy carries weight. :o But this is really about why they were all there, alongside more normal folk: successful men who were once homeless burglars addicted to crack. They were there to show respect to a man shaped by Spirit to heal.
To remind us all that "the best you can be is human." :cowboy:
He recently bragged to me about a convent he converted into a recovery facility for women with children living on the streets addicted to drugs.
I could do on forever on this topic................................
The obit tells a decent report (took a half page in the Times today). The radio interview is weird, because Bob can't explain it either. Well, he doesn't have to now. :)
Love you Bobby.
http://www.airalternatives.com/images/Bob-AboutUs.jpg
LA Times Obituary (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-timmins8mar08,0,1274165.story)
If you're really interested:
Misspelled: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bob+timmons%22+addiction&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBS
OK: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bob+timmins%22+addiction&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBS
If you're really, really interested here is an interview (see 2nd listing):
http://www.bradleyquick.com/subjects/SelfDiscoveryProfessionals.htm
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_hells.jpg
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_and_steve.jpg
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_and_bush.jpg
His health had been real bad the last few years. Pronounced dead once. Plenty of ICU stays and death vigils. Well, we knew the vigil that started last Monday was to be the last. Bob chose his bedroom floor with some blankets and pillows for his dying spot. The flow of people in and out of his Marina Del Rey condo was constant, but the core was a group of 10, primarily music guys, with some actor dudes, then his nephew, me.
We made sure he was comfortable, entertained, and left alone. He went out with supplemental oxygen and hourly morphine in his own home with loved ones by the dozen. He was an ex-con Hell's Angel addicted to heroin at one time. Razor's edge life early. Wednesday, right around "last call", Bob exhaled one final time on this plane.
With two-day notice, over 800 attended the serene and inspiring 2-hr memorial today at the Self Realization temple in Pacific Palisades. I had wife and daughter in tow. 16-mo old daughter Isabel met lots of cool people and entertained them with some dancing in the courtyard.
You know I usually bring the pic action but this wasn't the place. There was a pro there though who got some. Will try to cop some. I'll put some random Bob pics below.
Anyhow, if you are impressed with celebrities, like rock stars, athletes, and film folk, you'd be floored by that report (though I must say it was interesting how abuzz the crowd was later, talking about how Ozzy snuck in the back for a little bit then left [his son Jack was saved by Bob] - Ozzy carries weight. :o But this is really about why they were all there, alongside more normal folk: successful men who were once homeless burglars addicted to crack. They were there to show respect to a man shaped by Spirit to heal.
To remind us all that "the best you can be is human." :cowboy:
He recently bragged to me about a convent he converted into a recovery facility for women with children living on the streets addicted to drugs.
I could do on forever on this topic................................
The obit tells a decent report (took a half page in the Times today). The radio interview is weird, because Bob can't explain it either. Well, he doesn't have to now. :)
Love you Bobby.
http://www.airalternatives.com/images/Bob-AboutUs.jpg
LA Times Obituary (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-timmins8mar08,0,1274165.story)
If you're really interested:
Misspelled: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bob+timmons%22+addiction&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBS
OK: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bob+timmins%22+addiction&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBS
If you're really, really interested here is an interview (see 2nd listing):
http://www.bradleyquick.com/subjects/SelfDiscoveryProfessionals.htm
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_hells.jpg
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_and_steve.jpg
http://www.smackfish.com/img/bob_and_bush.jpg