I had the wonderful fortune of knowing Tim since 1972 where we met as university students volunteering on the McGovern campaign in Columbia, SC. Perhaps it was McGovern’s devastating defeat and crying together that night in the pouring rain that veered both of us toward spiritual exploration. Tim’s determined curiosity to understand humanity led him to a degree in Comparative Religion and a stint of living in an ashram. There he ended up leading the group through an analysis of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, causing the group to dismantle and Tim became a student of Buddhism. Tim became friends with my whole family, working for my father for a short stint, becoming my mother’s ideal scrabble adversary, and close friends with my three sisters, and finally marrying a dear cousin of mine. Always helpful, humorous and reflective, I am so grateful for such a truly fine friend and vajra brother.