If you have any stories about him or that time, I'm sure the folks at TexAgs would really appreciate it if you shared that over there.
The only time I visit other sites is occasionally during the week of a game to see what the other fans are saying. I don't care to spend the time to register for other sites, and I try to focus on my own team. That said, feel free to cut and paste any of the following to your sites if you have a thread or forum devoted to such things.
I did not know Tim a very long time. Tim was a year behind me in school. If I recall, his family started coming to our church a couple of years before I graduated from high school. He was smart, kind, and just an excellent person. He was already successful, but he would have done great things as an adult. We both participated in the church youth choir, and I distinctly remember a show that we put on. My Mother was the director of a youth acting group, and he was very involved with that as well.
I remember exactly where I was when I heard about the bonfire accident. I was a sophomore at UT and living in Andy Holt Apartments. I woke up to check ESPN and saw the headline. I had a sick feeling because I knew that Tim was a freshman there. Not sure how long it took to find out, but I remember talking to my Mother that day about it.
As I said before, it was especially difficult because he passed away on the birthday of another close friend, who had passed away 2 years earlier. I believe Tim knew her but only briefly.
I know that Tim's parents moved to College Station and have been very active in the local community. I applaud them for that. Now that I have 3 kids of my own, I can't imagine what they went through. I recall reading a long ESPN article recently (maybe anniversary?), and Tim's parents were a part of that article.
I was actually born in Texas. I am a huge fan of the Rangers and Cowboys as my parents grew up in Dallas. I am a Volunteer because my Father was transferred to Tennessee when I was very young, and my older brother went to UT. I am very passionate about Tennessee, but once a Texan, always a Texan. My brother actually married an Aggie. He will be at the game this weekend with his son, and he will be a UT fan. But even though I didn't live very long in Texas, my roots will never go away.
I hope we see a great game. Best of luck to the Aggies after this weekend!