Tim Bone - Obituary and Assessment Call

Timothy Louis Bone was born July 20, 1947, in Boulder, Colo., to Evelyn M. Bone and Jack Norman Bone. He attended the University Prep School on the University of Wyoming campus from kindergarten through 12th grade. In 1962, Tim moved to Bagdad, Iraq, with his parents for a year when his father accepted a Fulbright Scholarship to establish a dispensing pharmacy at the University of Bagdad. In 1963, Tim’s family returned to Laramie, and he completed high school. The summer after he graduated, he worked at a waterfowl refuge south of Laramie, and so his love of waterfowl, birds in general, and wildlife biology began. He began a bachelor’s degree program in wildlife biology at the University of Wyoming in 1968, and completed it in May 1971. In fall 1970, he joined the Wyoming National Guard as a medic. After Tim moved to Texas, he continued to serve as a medic for three more years in the Texas National Guard.

On June 1, 1971, he married Linda Kay Rundquist, daughter of Delbert and Bertie Rundquist, in Casper, Wyo. When they left the church, Tim literally took his bride on a wild goose chase to Cokeville, Wyo., where he was researching the effectiveness of various types of artificial nesting structures for Canada goose repopulation in the marshy hay meadows of southwest Wyoming. He received a master’s degree in wildlife biology from the University of Wyoming in May 1973. While he applied for permanent employment, Tim accepted a temporary position with the U.S. Forest Service doing beaver research in the Shoshone National Forest. In October, 1973, Tim accepted a wildlife position with TPWD. Following nine months of training in Wheeler, the family moved to Quitaque, where Tim worked with aoudad sheep and mule deer, along with quail, dove, pheasant, and other game birds. In 1980, Tim was offered a wildlife biologist position in the Trans-Pecos, and the family “came home” to Alpine. There he worked with antelope, mule deer, and big horn sheep, and did census work on a variety of small species, including jackrabbits, cotton tails, dove and quail. He felt privileged to work 35 years with the fine men and women of TPWD, and blessed to live and work in the beauty of West Texas.

Tim died of heart failure on July 9, 2020. He is survived by his wife Linda Bone, his daughters Wendy Marie Weeks and her husband Gary, and Heather Diane Granados and her husband Felipe; and his beloved grandchildren, Lydia Rose, Irene Marie, Rebecca Fe, and Mateo Luis Granados. Tim is also survived by his brother Jay Bone and his wife Connie of Tinley Park, Ill.; and his three nieces Theresa Tripp, Rachel Touhy, and Kirsten Knode and their children. He was an active member of First Assembly of God of Alpine. Those who wish to send a memorial are encouraged to make a donation to the First Assembly of God, and designate it for the New Sound System Fund, as Tim loved church music and had discussed purchasing a new sound system with his wife, Linda, before he passed. A memorial service will be scheduled when it is safe for family members and friends to travel.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

MUTUAL ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 549
Del Valle, Texas 78617

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT MUTUAL ASSOCIATION

SUBJECT:     Assessment Call: Timothy Louis Bone #603
DATE:             September 4, 2020
AMOUNT:      $20.00
DUE:                October 4, 2020

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Mutual Association (TPW Mutual Association) regrets to inform you of the death of one of our members, Timothy Bone.

Timothy became a member of the TPW Mutual Association on August 16th, 1979. He retained his membership up until his death on July 9th, 2020. A check in the amount of $5,000 was delivered to his wife Linda Bone on July 13th, 2020.

An assessment in the amount of $20.00 will be necessary to bring the policy fund back into balance to have payments on hand for other members in case of death. Please make this payment by the due date listed above.

Sincerely,

Jon Purvis, Treasurer
Texas Parks & Wildlife Mutual Association

If you have any questions regarding the TPWD Mutual Association, please contact:
President:  Vacant
Vice-president: Dennis Gissell (512) 389-4407, dennis.gissell@tpwd.texas.gov
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Jon Purvis (512) 389-8193, jon.purvis@tpwd.texas.gov