Pubdate: Mon, 19 Nov 2012
Source: Dallas Morning News (TX)
Copyright: 2012 The Dallas Morning News, Inc.
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Author: Stephen Betzen

TO TIM TIMMONS

A man who changed my life died recently. Tim and my wife were both 
bound to wheelchairs when we met. It was so easy to become angry at a 
hard life. He taught us that despite suffering, we could choose 
gratitude and happiness. His example changed our way of thinking.

When his multiple sclerosis prevented him from serving the poor at 
his church in Dallas, he continued to minister to people like me in 
his home. He became known for his medical marijuana advocacy, as he 
found it helped him. The essence in everything he touched was about 
compassion, gratitude and grace. He was one of the most faithful men 
I have ever met.

He always greeted you with a smile and the most jolly hello. You 
couldn't leave his presence without feeling better about yourself.

Stephen Betzen, south Oak Cliff, director of the Texas Coalition for 
Compassionate Care
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