Timothy Christopher Trower: 1965 - 2024
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June 15, 2024 at 6:38AM
Tim graduated from Ferndale High in 1984, and he spent most of his weekends and summers combing the Mattole Valley, with various high school friends. Tim joined the Coast Guard in 1987, where he was trained as a Machinery Technician second class. During his six years of service, he married Joan LaPierre, served as the last lighthouse keeper in Mukilteo, Washington, and when leaving the Coast Guard, moved to Mississippi in 1993, returning to California in the summer of 1994, and working for 3 years for Van Meter Logging as a maintenance mechanic. In July of 1997, he was hired by the Mattole now Unified School District, serving as custodian and then Maintenance Lead for 3 campuses, which included Triple Junction High School, until 2012. During that time, he acquired his Water Distribution Operator license. He was a member of Honeydew Volunteer Fire Company, serving as Captain and eventually fire Chief for 5 years.
