Timothy D. Sims
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Timothy D. Sims, 58, died Feb. 8, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Nov. 5, 1953.
He served as a fighter pilot for the Air Force and the New Mexico Air National Guard and was a member of the 150th Fighter Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He also worked for Southwest Airlines as a pilot.
His favorite sport was off-road racing.
Survivors include sons Brandon Sims and wife Nelleka, Ryan Sims and Logan Sims; their mother Sharon Sims; brother Ron Sims; sister Holly Baker; and mother-in-law Etta McPherson.
He was preceded in death by his parents Claude and Dorothy Sims.
A graveside service is 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Llano City Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Breeden officiating.
Condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net or made at www.whhfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, 307 E. Sandstone in Llano, (325) 247-4300.