William "Bill" Timme

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May 18, 2021

I met Bill when I went to work for him as his legal assistant at Middleton, Timme and McKay back in 1988. I also met Denise there at the same time. Denise and I have been friends ever since then. Bill was easy to work for - he was funny, kind and most... more

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May 18, 2021

As Fairbanks neighbors of Bill, in the early 70's, what always comes to our mind is the vision of him in his VW mini van, painted the original dull blue, (no flowers or adornments, other than tire chains!), doggedly churning his way up our driveway... more

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May 16, 2021

I first met Bill in Washington D.C. when I was a young associate attorney at Wilkinson, Cragun and Barker. Bill had just joined the firm to open its Anchorage office, and I had volunteered to leave D.C. and move to Anchorage to join him. I am sure I... more

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May 15, 2021

When we think of Bill, the image is always one of warmth and a welcoming smile with whom you immediately felt comfortable. We are so fortunate to have a wealth of memories with him from the time we first met when Becca and Drew attended Emory University.... more

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May 11, 2021

When I think of Bill, it brings a smile and tug on my heart. We enjoyed Bill’s witty sense of humor, thoughtfulness and insightful knowledge. I’m so grateful for the time we got to know Bill and thankful for his love and kindness he had for our... more

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May 8, 2021

I first met William in 1958 when we both started Jesse Jones High School in Houston, Texas. We could not have been more unlikely to become lifelong friends. He was in ROTC, debate, and drama; whereas, I was a dedicated athlete into math and science. ... moreI first met William in 1958 when we both started Jesse Jones High School in Houston, Texas. We could not have been more unlikely to become lifelong friends. He was in ROTC, debate, and drama; whereas, I was a dedicated athlete into math and science. But we had two things in common: we were both honor students and we were both in the same service club. And those connections were all it took. We went to Rice University together; had wildly different interests but still found common ground to maintain our friendship. In our senior year we roomed together in a 4-person suite. He was madly in love with Carol and fretted that if I didn’t get “serious” I would never find a girlfriend. We graduated and he went to Columbia for law school and stayed at Rice for another degree. Well, I did find a girlfriend and as it turned out we were in each other’s wedding. We maintained a close connection sometimes with only a card or two a year. But as soon as we got back together it was as if no time had passed. Everyone should be so fortunate to have such a friend.

I knew William’s brother, sister, and parents and was fortunate enough to know all three of his wonderful wives. Over the last 15 years we have been able to visit in person much more often as we met at various high school and college reunions and whenever he visited his sister in Houston And during the COVID lockdown we started ZOOMING, which turned out to be a real blessing for me over the last 10 months.

I am going to share a few photos of my memories of William (who became Bill in college but stayed William to me).

First is William escaping from High School in 1961. It is the fastest he ever ran. With this form he could have been a hurdler.

At Rice Bill was involved in university student government. As a school wide Senator, he presided over many meetings. “Don’t pay any attention to what is behind me. I don’t understand it either.”

In his senior year he was President of the Student Association. I just thought he wanted to hold the gavel to see how it felt.

College life had to end so he could go off to Columbia to start his law career, and what a career it was. Here is our handsome and oh-so-young Honor’s graduate.

I visited him once in New York and decided that I would go to the West coast for grad school. But he seemed to like it, especially after Carol arrived.

William, thank you for 62 years of friendship….for your great humor, intelligence, kindness, and insights. I will miss you but never forget you, My Friend! less

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Laura Timme These are amazing photos Mike - thanks so much for sharing them!
- May 22, 2021

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May 5, 2021 · via iPhone

I had a very enjoyable visit at Sequim with Bill and Denise and the beauty of Port Townsend and Lake Crescent.
As Denise’s sister, I’d to share how much we all enjoyed Bill’s visits with our family in Washington State.

Jonna Provinsal (Denise’s sister)

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May 4, 2021

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May 4, 2021

We were very blessed to have gotten to know Bill through our sister in life Denise. As their relationship grew (Denise & Bill's) as did ours with Bill. We spent many wonderful hours sharing stories and laughter over fine food and wine. When they... more

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May 4, 2021

Norm, thank you for sharing those memories! I'll echo Laura - it is such a joy to learn more about the different sides of Bill.

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Drew Timme Clockwise from upper right: that's Dad (or Paka as he was known) dripping with grandchildren; our loving family waving from his house in Washington; and Dad with his kids - cousin Elizabeth, Matt, Laura, and Andrew
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eliana armijos Lo sentimos mucho Laura.. Un abrazo
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May 3, 2021

Bill Timme

Bill Timme, to me, was a friend and co-worker at Doyon, Limited. We were there early after the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), and it was an exciting time for those of us working for Doyon. Bill occupied an... moreBill Timme

Bill Timme, to me, was a friend and co-worker at Doyon, Limited. We were there early after the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), and it was an exciting time for those of us working for Doyon. Bill occupied an office nearby, and we interacted a lot.
Our staff at Doyon was small because we wanted to stay within the earnings available to us until we began to create new business ventures. There were 6 officers, President John Sackett, General Counsel, Bill Timme, Director of Resources, Jim Haynes, Director of Lands, Bob Jenks, Director of Shareholder Relations, Kitty Harwood, and Director of Finance, (me) Norm MacPhee.
John was absent much of the time due to his elected position of Chairman of Alaska Senate Finance Committee, a very demanding job. Bill was our obvious leader while John was gone. He did not lead by “demanding” anything, he would do it by answering questions…and, he was good at it.
Bill was a “plotter”. He would plot over everything. I talked with my father, also an attorney, about this and he indicated that this is one of the things you expect from your attorney. An example here is that a finance guy like me would look at ANCSA and think “I wonder what they meant by this”. Bill looked at ANSCA and thought “What do we want this to mean”. This is a new way of thinking for a finance guy and it is MUCH BETTER than trying to interpret the law!
I never saw Bill raise his voice or use anything except a kind word in his work. He was one of the best co-workers in my life.
Two stories about Bill…one concerned the limited time frame Doyon had to select their land….there was a large quantity of land that had to be “pared down” within 5 years. Bill Timme, Jim Haynes and, I think, a Board Member, Lucy Carlo, came up with the idea of selecting “all the land available to select from”. The “pick-up loads” of paperwork would then be submitted to the government and it would take them, maybe 3-5 years to determine that Doyon had “over-selected” and, another year to check this out before contacting Doyon. Doyon then would then indicate that this was unintentional and that we would rectify this in short order. This gave Doyon an extra 5 years to search for minerals, oil and gas, and other reasons to select specific land. This was a HUGE issue and meant a lot to the company.
Another, more humorous story, began with an intercom call to me from the receptionist, and, all she could say was…”It is Moses”, “It is Moses”…the only thing I could think of was that it was a shareholder I knew of that was named Moses. I went up front and, believe it or not, it was Charlton Heston, the actor that played Moses. He had met John and was passing through and wanted to see him and see Doyon..Bill and I sat with him in the Board Room and took him through what was going on at Doyon, using maps and the like (John was in Juneau)…it was an interesting break from the usual issues we dealt with and we often talked about that day.
I am going to miss Bill Timme….see you again soon Bill….we can do some more “plotting”.

Norm MacPhee less

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Laura Timme Thank you so much for sharing these memories Norm. I cannot tell you what a gift it is for us to get to see these different slices of our dad's life - and he never told us about meeting Moses!!
- May 3, 2021

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