Timothy D. Juneman
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| Age: |
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25 |
| Hometown: |
Spokane WA. |
| Date of Death: |
3/5/08 |
| Incident Location: |
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| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Spc |
| Unit: |
1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team |
| Unit's Base: |
Fort Lewis
WA |
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Timothy Dean Juneman’s life goal was to help people. It was a goal he had already begun to achieve. He liked to work with people, and spoke a lot about the children he met in Iraq. “He loved to see the smiles on their faces when he gave them chocolate or trinkets,” she wrote. “He was so excited to be in the speech and hearing sciences program at WSU. He wanted to work in a career that would help people.” Juneman was well-known in the speech and hearing sciences department. His SHS adviser, Lauri Sue Torkelson, said he was not an intrusive presence, but he was always there and was very much involved in the department. As a transfer student, he was seeking a career in audiology and took many upper-level classes with juniors and seniors. “It’s so hard to describe him,” Torkelson said. “He was so very quiet, and polite, and very pleasant
Juneman was known as a lover of the outdoors. He achieved Eagle Scout by the time he was 16 and after graduating from high school and a year of community college he enlisted in the Army in 2002. Among his many awards, Juneman earned an Army Commendation Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, an Iraq Campaign Medal and a Combat Infantryman Badge
16/03/2009Hannah Quesnell, cousin
Hi Tim,
It's Hannah...today has been another rough day without you. I miss talking and laughing with you. My heart hurts everyday...I want to cry but I hold it back. Your death was so hard on us all. There is one question that has been hanging on my mind since the day you past away...did you know how much we loved you? You were the best cousin that I could have ever asked for. You seriously meant the world to us...our lives are so different without you here. I know you are at peace now and all the pain is over but our pain is still here. We don't blame you for anything...we are just so mad to have lost you. I don't know why you did this but there must have been a reason that we will never understand. That's okay. You were such an incredible guy...so sweet and well honestly, weird. haha. I miss how your answer to everything we asked you was that funny grunt. Oh, and your "dish" is doing fine...I've seen her a few times since I went to visit your mom.
There are a few distinct memories of us that I will never forget. The night before Grandma's funeral...we were sitting on the floor in the living room at her house. We sat there and talked for hours...that meant so much to me. That was when I began to feel really close to you. That was such a special moment. The other night was the last time I saw you. You, Cherie and your mom came over for Christmas. You and I fell asleep on the couch while watching tv but before we fell asleep we had been standing outside looking over the city lights. Now everytime I look at those city lights...I think of you and your beautiful soul.
Hope you are doing okay and I love you so much, never forget that.
Juneman
Your loving cousin,
Hannah