Sunday July 9, 2023 at 7:45pm, Tim took his last breath here on earth at 52 years old.  Those last moments were the most precious and peaceful moments of my life.  I was honored to be by his side as he left this world and entered heaven.   The fight began on April 13, 2021.  He fought hard, he fought long.  He was the bravest person I know.

Haley Kelsey James and I are exhausted.  We are sad, yet we are relieved he is out of pain and free from suffering.  We have joy and peace that he is with Jesus.  He has been reunited with his nanny, Papa Ken, Patrick Ramsey, James Campbell and so many others, including Elvis! 😜❤️. It’s so odd how all the emotions fill your heart at the same time.  Only God could do that for us.  It is truly supernatural.  His peace truly passes all understanding.  We are so thankful for that.

We invite everyone to join us in grieving, crying, laughing and celebrating this man.

Tim's service will be held at First Baptist Church/Upstate Church at the Downtown Simpsonville location on Sunday, July 16th at 4pm, followed by a time of fellowship and desserts for all of our friends and family.  Tim’s favorite deserts will be served along with coffee, tea, and water.  

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you do a random act of kindness.  Tim lived his life doing these acts. Sometimes it was for me or one of the girls. Sometimes for a family member or a friend, and occasionally it was someone he didn’t even know.❤️

3 Hedge Street

Simpsonville SC 29681

If anyone has any photos or videos of Tim, please send them to the girls or myself.

Patti Jo cell# 864-483-6237

So many people have reached out.  I often hear “I don’t know what to say”.  Just know that I don’t always know what to say either, but what we love hearing right now are the stories! We realize that EVERYONE  has a “Tim story”.  Please share these stories on his Facebook page and tag us, or post on his CaringBridge page. They make us laugh and cry, but mostly they comfort us because we are reminded of his heart, and what a beautiful heart it was.  Don’t get me wrong, he could be an asshole too! 😜 (Can’t we all!)  But one of my favorite things about him was his genuineness.  He was the real deal.  He loved his family well.  He loved people well.  When he was in the wrong, he always made it right.  He taught me a lot about being a good human because it’s the right thing.  He displayed Jesus in his actions.  He treated everyone with the same respect. If he did something for you, he never expected anything in return.  He worked through some tough shit from his childhood so that he could become the best father and husband.  I messed up a lot.  He did too.  But we continued to choose each other, to choose getting help when we needed it.  We chose to be committed, we chose forgiveness, we chose love, and we chose Jesus.  We did this for 31 years.  We kept our vows.  It was hell at times, but I’m so grateful, honored and blessed to have walked alongside him, especially through the hell of the past 2 years.  We chose to find beauty (because it’s always there) you just have to look for it… especially when you are in the nightmare.  I can truly say that the last 2 weeks of his life were the hardest and the most beautiful.  Thank you God for blessing me. ❤️🙏🏻❤️

Thank you all for your love, prayers and support… you have truly chosen to “Bear one another’s burdens”.  Thank you all for being in this with us.  Much love from the Mackey family❤️😘❤️