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Major Leal “Tim” Timmons, USAF Ret. April 1, 1933 – February 15, 2017 Major Leal "Tim" Timmons, USAF Ret., age 84, passed away in San Antonio on February 15, 2017. He was born in Salina, Kansas on April 1, 1933. Tim was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was married to Ima Jean Timmons of San Antonio for 52 years before she passed away in 2007. Serving as a navigator, and in intelligence activities during his US Air Force career, Major Timmons was a proud soldier of the Cold War. He flew throughout the world on missions encompassing hotspots from Hungary to Cuba to Vietnam. He flew U2 support during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a member of the aircrew who flew President Eisenhower on his 1960 State visit to South America. After retiring from the Air Force, Tim owned and managed a jewelry store in Honolulu Hawaii for ten years and then he was a top salesman for Dillard's in San Antonio throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s. After retiring from Dillard’s “Tim” enjoyed surfing the web, spending much of his time researching his family background/tree. He had many on-line friends that kept him company throughout the day. When he was not on his computer he enjoyed watching sports and caring for his dog “Quito” and his cat “Blackie” Major Timmons will be greatly missed by his son Michael Timmons and his wife Nancy and grandson Ryan Timmons (Los Angeles), his daughter Laura Timmons-Jolin and her husband Jerry (San Antonio) and his daughter Diana Timmons (San Antonio). He is also survived by his nieces Barbara Dragone (Oklahoma City) and Candy Davila and her husband Sonny (Salt Lake City), his nephew Dr. Larry Dragone (Lincoln, Kansas), his sister-in-law Linda Czech and her husband Raymond (San Antonio) and their daughters Nicole VanVleck and her husband Matt (Houston) and Lindsey Thompson and her husband Chris (San Antonio), and Janet and Marty Sherman (California). SERVICES: Visitation will be on Monday, February 27, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 8:30 AM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Interment will follow at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.

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Leal Timmons Jr.

April 1, 1933 - February 15, 2017