More detail on this person: Dallas, Tim
graduated flight training with Flight Class
68-13/68-21 and flew in Vietnam with D 227th AHB
1st Cav Div (1968-69), Call sign: Lobo 37.
Tim died peacefully in his room, among friends in
Boulder, CO on November 30, 2014. He was
diagnosed with Leukemia in September of 2012 and
wasn't expected to live beyond August of 2013.
Like all things in Tim's life, he defied the odds
by living a full year beyond what was expected.
After being diagnosed as terminal, he traveled the
U.S. extensively visiting friends and many
national parks while remaining reasonably healthy
for 18 months. He maintained good spirits and
kept his quirky sense of humor to the very end.
He frequently reminded those around him to live
life to the fullest. He often told others, "_we
are all terminal, I just have the advantage of
knowing it".
Tim was born January 18, 1946 in Wichita, KS.
After graduation from Southeast High School in '64
he attended Wichita State University until
entering the Army where he attended and graduated
from Warrant Officer Candidate School. He was
immediately assigned to AH-1G transition training,
and then, as a newly rated Cobra pilot, he was
deployed to Vietnam and assigned to D 227th AHB.
Based in Lai Khe, RVN, he served as a gunship
aircraft commander until October of 1969.
Returning to the States, he was re-assigned to
Hunter AAF as a Cobra instructor. Shortly after
discharge from the Army he moved to Eugene OR
where he worked for the Lane County Transportation
District. He began as a bus driver and quickly
rose to Operations Manager for the District. Tim
retired in 2000, sold his house, and bought an
Island Packet 35 sail boat. Tim lived on and
sailed the SV Merlin in the Caribbean for 12 years
visiting many islands, making numerous friends,
and riding out Hurricane Season moored at Isla
Margarita, Venezuela. Tim sold Merlin and
returned to CONUS to be a "dirt dweller" in 2012,
6 months before being diagnosed as terminal. He
maintained his free spirited existence stateside,
purchasing a van and driving across the U.S.
several times seeing the land he loved.
There were two things in Tim's life at the core of
his existence; sailing Merlin and having served in
Vietnam with the 227th. He loved nature, the sea,
and the independence of a mariner's life. He also
took great pride in being a Lobo and having served
with "the finest group of men I've known". Just
days before he passed, Tim gathered enough
strength to attend the combined reunion of A and D
Company 227th AHB held in Savannah during the
first week in November 2014. The occasion turned
out to be his opportunity to say goodbye to his
army buddies one last time. Lobos will miss him
dearly.
Tim is survived by his son, David Faux, who lives
in Sun City AZ and is about to complete
certification as a Flight Nurse (it must be in his
blood), a vivacious daughter-in-law, and a
wonderful grand-daughter, who at age 13 is a
competitive marksman who wants to be a sniper.
Additionally, he is survived by two older brothers
who live in Oregon.
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