Sad news about my father John Hey, aka Timm Woolfe
I am very sorry to say that my father John Hey passed away today. He died at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in LA at 1:31pm on 5/13/05. He died peacefully, with grace and dignity. He just stopped breathing…
I know and love my father very much. I grown to know him intimately, and over the years I have learned how fiercely protective and proud he was of his independence. He loved the simple pleasures of life: his friends, his family, his cooking, his internet newsgroups, his anime & movie collection, his “roll-your-own smokes”, and his cold brew or two in the afternoon. His greatest fear was not being able to live his life on HIS terms, and he made his wishes clearly known about using recessitation, long-term care, or any other medical procedures that would take away the independence, dignity, and self-sufficiency that allowed him those simple pleasures.
John had a living will, and in it he was very clear about the medical terms I described above, and also asked that his body be donated to the University of California Irvine’s Willed Body program, for the betterment of medical education. He told me when he signed up several years ago that said the students really benefit from examining old surgeries such as Dad’s 12 year old quadruple bypass, and learn a lot about how those procedures heal over the long term. I just finished making the UIC arrangements, and also (per his wishes) had his corneas donated to Transplant Line Family Services. He asked that there be no funeral arrangements - his biggest wish was to “get some good use” out of what was left of him after he passed on…
I’ll be heading to Carson CA this Monday 5/16/05 to take care of his personal affairs, returning to Everett WA on the 19th. Not too many things to deal with - Dad led a pretty simple life. Dad has told me about so many of his good friends, and I want to contact as many of them as I can. One group I plan to meet in particular is Daniel, Jerry, and the D&D crew. He’d been living on their property in his trailer for many years, and is very grateful for the friendship and support they’ve shown him over all those years. I want to make sure to spend some time with them honoring John and thanking them for their kindness. I also want to make sure I find as many of his friends as possible and spread the word. Dad was loved by many and had many that he loved. Of course there are other sundry details to sort out, so if any of you know about loose ends I should address while I am there please let me know.
As I wrote above, Dad did not want a funeral, nor did he want a plot in some cemetery somewhere. What he did want was for me to keep www.heywired.org alive. I plan on turning it into a living memorial of him, honoring his cooking, his cookbook, his friends stories, and his family: all the things that were special to John Hey aka Timm Woolfe. Anyone wanting to honor him with ideas, pictures, stories, etc please feel free to pass me a line. I’ll put it all into the web once I get things moved over and sorted out.
Thanks to you for your love and support in this.
Dave Hey
aka: the eldest cub…
dave.hey@gte.net
I know and love my father very much. I grown to know him intimately, and over the years I have learned how fiercely protective and proud he was of his independence. He loved the simple pleasures of life: his friends, his family, his cooking, his internet newsgroups, his anime & movie collection, his “roll-your-own smokes”, and his cold brew or two in the afternoon. His greatest fear was not being able to live his life on HIS terms, and he made his wishes clearly known about using recessitation, long-term care, or any other medical procedures that would take away the independence, dignity, and self-sufficiency that allowed him those simple pleasures.
John had a living will, and in it he was very clear about the medical terms I described above, and also asked that his body be donated to the University of California Irvine’s Willed Body program, for the betterment of medical education. He told me when he signed up several years ago that said the students really benefit from examining old surgeries such as Dad’s 12 year old quadruple bypass, and learn a lot about how those procedures heal over the long term. I just finished making the UIC arrangements, and also (per his wishes) had his corneas donated to Transplant Line Family Services. He asked that there be no funeral arrangements - his biggest wish was to “get some good use” out of what was left of him after he passed on…
I’ll be heading to Carson CA this Monday 5/16/05 to take care of his personal affairs, returning to Everett WA on the 19th. Not too many things to deal with - Dad led a pretty simple life. Dad has told me about so many of his good friends, and I want to contact as many of them as I can. One group I plan to meet in particular is Daniel, Jerry, and the D&D crew. He’d been living on their property in his trailer for many years, and is very grateful for the friendship and support they’ve shown him over all those years. I want to make sure to spend some time with them honoring John and thanking them for their kindness. I also want to make sure I find as many of his friends as possible and spread the word. Dad was loved by many and had many that he loved. Of course there are other sundry details to sort out, so if any of you know about loose ends I should address while I am there please let me know.
As I wrote above, Dad did not want a funeral, nor did he want a plot in some cemetery somewhere. What he did want was for me to keep www.heywired.org alive. I plan on turning it into a living memorial of him, honoring his cooking, his cookbook, his friends stories, and his family: all the things that were special to John Hey aka Timm Woolfe. Anyone wanting to honor him with ideas, pictures, stories, etc please feel free to pass me a line. I’ll put it all into the web once I get things moved over and sorted out.
Thanks to you for your love and support in this.
Dave Hey
aka: the eldest cub…
dave.hey@gte.net