Tim Pratt's Obituary
Timothy (Tim) Andrew Pratt died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief and lately diagnosed illness. A service honoring Tim’s deep faith will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis. A memorial service celebrating Tim’s life and his love of Barbershop music will be held the same day at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church of Annapolis.
Tim was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 12, 1963 to Rose Marie (Harb, Pratt) and Julius Turaski. He shared his life with six siblings: Diana, Bill, Judy, Nancy, Anita and Fred. Tim’s father and step father died in 1968 when he was six year’s old and his mother died in 1993. His sister Diana died in 2002. Tim mentioned recently that he never stopped missing any of them. Family was everything to Tim.
While Tim remained a dedicated, enthusiast of Cleveland and spent his formative years in Garrettsville, Ohio graduating from James A. Garfield high school in 1981, his heart and almost all of his adult life belonged to Annapolis, Maryland. For the last ten-years Tim’s lived-aboard his boat and was a cherished part of the Berkshire community and marina on Riva Road. A marina friend described Tim this way, “He just had an easy charm about him. You couldn’t not like him.” Among his extended community of friends and colleagues this is an often repeated sentiment.
A friend introduced Tim to Barbershop singing in 2001 and it has been his passion ever since. Tim traveled all over the country performing and was the lead in the quartet, “The Second Amendment.” He was also a member of the Dundalk Chorus and the Sons of the Severn.
In addition to his love of performance Tim was an avid golfer and a drag racing fan, which is something he picked-up from his brother Bill when they were both kids and an interest they shared throughout their lives. Tim was also wickedly quick witted with a famous sense of humor always on display even during his hospitalization and illness.
As Tim often expressed, “A sunset, a cigar, and a cold beverage is a good way to end any day.” It was also a good way to live a life. We’ll miss you brother!
In addition to his surviving siblings Tim also leaves behind a much loved cousin, Eric Harb and his three sons Eric Jr., Jack and Alec who named Tim “Captain Awesome!” Also surviving are his nieces Emily and Samantha and his nephews DeShon, Michael, Jason, Eirk and Keith. He will be missed by his Aunt Joanne Harb and cousin Suzy as well as his “brother from another mother” Robert Fogle.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations in the name of Timothy Pratt are made to the EP Church Deacons Fund at 710 Ridgely Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 and wish to thank church members for all of their support of Tim over the years and his family over the last two weeks.
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