Timothy Walter King (1966-2023)

Timothy Walter King, 57, entered into eternal life on Oct. 21, 2023, with family by his side. Born Sept. 11, 1966, in Winsted, he was the son of the late Paul and Rita (Lachat) King.

Timothy graduated from the special needs program at Conard High School in West Hartford, where he became proficient in reading, writing and sign language. He was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Winsted and St. Martin of Tours Parish in Norfolk, where he served as an adult altar server for many years.

For most of his adult life and until his passing, he lived with his sister Agnes, her husband, Stan, and their children, Sydney and Paige. He loved being a part of family activities and helping in any way he could. He read countless story books to his nieces, played games with them and always watched out for them.

Timothy enjoyed vacationing, especially at the beach, listening and dancing to music, animals, WWE wrestling and, his favorite activity of all, being a Special Olympics swimmer, where he earned scores of medals. He worked as an estate gardener with Agnes and carpenter’s helper with Stan and enjoyed getting to know all the people he met through his vocation.

Through his loving disposition he greeted everyone he met with a hug or a high five. His view of the world included only its best qualities and taught those who knew him that, in the end, it is only love that really matters.

Timothy is survived by his three brothers and two sisters, Patrick King (partner Barbara Zimmerman) of Torrington, Peter King (Karen) of St. Petersburg, Fla., Jean Bronson (Joel) of Falls Village, Francis King (Diane) of New Hartford and Agnes Dzenutis (Stanley) of Norfolk, and their families. He will be missed by the Dzenutis family, who were as much a part of his life as his own.

A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Joseph Church in Winsted on Oct. 28, with burial in St. Joseph New Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Martin of Tours Parish in Canaan or to Special Olympics Connecticut.