To Celebrate a Life of Love: Timothy O’Connor

Mr. Timothy Patrick “Tim” O’Connor, 62, of Brownstown, IN, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born at an Force Base in Arrington, England, into a military family. Timothy was the third child out of seven from the family of Rex and Joan O’Connor. In the mid 1960’s after relocating serveral times, Tim’s family settled in San Antonio, TX, where he called home. In January 23, 1982, he married the love of his life, Gayla Glietz. He was passionate about airplanes from childhood. As a child he built model airplanes and dreamed of becoming a pilot like his father. He realized his dream in 1984 when he earned his private pilot license. He worked in aviation all his life starting at Continental Airlines, FedEx, Boeing, and finished his career at UPS as a Team Fleet Supervisor.

Tim’s passion for airplanes continued with his restoration of a SR-9 Stinson Gullwing. He won many awards including Grand Champion in Denton, TX, and was acknowledged in Georgia’s Who’s Who in Aviation. Tim’s recent projects, a ME-103 and a P-26A had kept him busy. Many articles have been written worldwide about his talent and excellent workmanship.

Tim was a member of the Elk’s Club, Knights of Columbus, and a member of Masonic F & AM Lodge #146 in Seymour, IN, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for several years.

Tim is survived by his wife of 38 years, Gayla O’Connor; children, Nicholas Patrick O’Connor, Erin Nicole LeDuc and her husband Kevin; by his parents, Theodore Rexford O’Connor and Joan Kathleen (McNerney) O’Connor; siblings, Bill O’Connor and his wife Gail, Kathy O’Connor, Michael O’Connor and his wife Karla, Mary Rice and her husband Gary as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Tom O’Connor.

The funeral Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 12 pm on November 5 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in San Antonio.