R.I.P. Timothy Ryan Aher, 1982-2008



A couple weeks ago, a out-of-town friend called me with the devastating news that our friend Tim Aher had apparently killed himself in his apartment in London.

The news of his sudden death was a sucker punch in the kidneys.

I met Tim through WHPK, and always thought he was one of the coolest, funniest, smartest, easiest-going guys I'd ever met at the U. of C. He was now attending law school at Notre Dame, and currently doing an overseas study, and everything seemed to be going well for him.

There's still so much of this that's an enigma to me. Needless to say, it's been a rough few weeks for me, as I'm sure it has for the rest of Tim's friends and family.

I wanted to go out to CT for his funeral and subsequent family get-together, but fortunately there's going to be a memorial gathering here in Chicago in honor of our friend Tim. If you knew Tim, you're welcome to come along and bring friends. The details are:

Saturday, March 15th, 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Enemy (1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd Floor)
Potluck-style (bring food, snacks, beer, wine, etc.)
Also: If you're up for it, put together some kind of written remembrance than can be compiled with other written odes to be sent to the Aher family. Could be long, short, informal, in-depth, but ultimately up to you.

Some of these same friends have set up a memorial blog for Tim, here, which so far has a few eulogies from the service, and a link to an ongoing Photobucket gallery of Tim photos (which is where I found the "tight pants" one (above).

The blog has info about sending donations in lieu of flowers to the Aher family, and how to contact the Ahers directly, if you would like to send them a card or something.

If there's something you'd like to contribute to the blog, feel free to contact the hosts, and I'm sure they'll oblige you.

{DEATH TO FALSE METAL.}

posted at 1:42 AM