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Alan Tims

50 years of life, since graduating from high school, have been such a privilege. Growing up in Wgtn. with a large Christian, musical family with 7 siblings was my foundation. Coming to faith in Jesus Christ, has been the capstone event and process of my life. To become married, give birth to 4 children and parent them with my spouse, to have a career that I have enjoyed, to have trained in another state, to move, to travel, and to be in close relationships with family and friends have added so much depth and joy to life. These are all components that add beauty to the kaleidoscope of our lives.
After graduation I joined the crowd going to WJC and then on to the U of M. Between college and med school, I drove semi-truck cross country, was in 39 states hauling household furniture and radiology eqpt. for GE. Highlights: married my wife Elna 8-23-'75 after the third year of med school. We did surgical training at UK Med Ctr., Lexington, KY. One noteworthy event was to operate on the steward that took care of Secretariat. This gave easy access to bringing relatives and friends to meet this famous horse. We moved to Champaign, IL for a one year Colon and Rectal Fellowship before moving to Saint Cloud, MN in '82.
Family highlights: We have been able to include various of the individual family members on short term med-surg missions trips to Ivory Coast, Haiti, Kenya, and Guatemala 13 times. With 3 daughters, 1 son, 3 in-laws, 5 grandchildren, (one foster granddaughter) our lives are full. Being able to invest in the lives of our family gives great joy.
My favorite book: The Bible. King David in Psalms 119: 105 recorded, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." I have been a life-long student of The Book. Through our lows and highs it has been the stabilizing force. 50 years, in retrospect seems like such a long time. Yet, James 4:13-15 says "Come now, you who say "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes." In the midst of all the chaos, turmoil, sin, disease, discord that we face in our world, I would encourage everyone to take advantage of the free gift of salvation and the eternal life that only God can give. I so look forward to meeting you all at the reunion.

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