Timothy Christopher Galvin Meeks, 18 year old Ketchum resident, passed away Thursday November 8, 2007. Timmy was a PVT 2, with Bravo Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard Unit of Pryor, Oklahoma. On May 11, 2007, He had graduated from basic training for Bravo Company, 2nd Platoon at the Army Maneuver Support Center in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He went on to complete his AIT training at NCTC Naval Base in Gulfport, Mississippi. Timmy returned home on July 13, 2007, He was scheduled to begin classes at TCC in the spring of 2008 to pursue his degree in engineering.
Tim was born April 21, 1989 in Miami, to Timara Jean Galvin and Chris Meeks. His mother was only 15 years old at the time of his birth; this made their relationship unlike any, they grew up together best friends until Timmy’s untimely departure. Timara and Chris were married on July 25, 1991, after her graduation from Vinita High School.
Tim was one of the most respectful, talented, humorous and determined young men that you would have ever met. Above all else he was so funny and comical. He enjoyed making his friends, family and strangers laugh with his quick wit and unforgettable smile. Tim loved music, computers, fishing and golf.
He was always very close with his family and had a very special relationship with his grandma, June Galvin Stoner, who preceded him in death in March of 2006 after an extended battle with cancer. Others who preceded him in death include, great aunts, Agnes Forbis, Kathie Briscoe and great-uncle Pat Galvin.
Tim is survived by; his mother Timara Galvin Meeks of Vinita, his father Chris Meeks of Tulsa, his grandparents, Tim Galvin of Vinita, Loyd and Betty Meeks of Parkhill, Oklahoma, great-grandmother, Lucille Galvin of Vinita, aunts and uncles, Jim and Jamie Palerino and sons Anthony Palerino and Adam Darr of Lewiston, Idaho, Adam and Jessica Woods of Tahlequah, Amy Thomas and daughter Taylor of Ketchum, John Daniel Phillips Galvin of Ketchum, Mike Thomas of Big Cabin, great aunts and uncles, Pete and Ouida Galvin of Catoosa, Mike and Johnnie Galvin of Vinita, Delbert and Frances Teel of Vedigris, Bernie Galvin of San Francisco, CA, Doris Simmons of Arkansas City, Kansas, Ethel McDorman of Tulsa, Louis and Helen Minson of Vinita, Jean Cass of Vinita, Sharon Lechlider of Vinita, Mary Rains of Vinita, Dale and Jeri Estep of Bluejacket, Billy and Donnie Ringwold of Stonewall, also many other relatives, loved ones, friends and battle buddies to numerous to mention.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Vinita, with Rev. Janice Hill officiating. Graveside services with full military rites will be held at the Fairview Cemetery at a time to be announced later. Memorial donations may be made to the Timothy Galvin Memorial Fund at the Oklahoma State Bank in Vinita and on Grand Lake. Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemories.com. Arrangements are by the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita.
