Burial Site: SFNC, Plot COL 4 Site A370

Tim was a Vietnam era veteran who attributed his life success to his military service. In the Air Force, Tim learned to weld and service vehicles. He always had an artistic side to his character. After his service he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He began his passion for Art and education.

Notes

  1. Ancestry.com, Timothy Lee L Klabunde, In the US., Find Grave Index, 1600 – Current
  2. Santa Fe New Mexican, May 17, 2021

Tribute: I first met Tim in the Spring semester of 2015; he was a college student at Santa Fe Community College. Tim was enrolled in my Cultural Anthropology class. Over the course of the semester, we began having coffee and discussing class topics and world affairs up to the start of the pandemic. During the next handful of years, Tim took every course I taught at the college. He was proud to have served in the US Air Force. His passion for riding his Harley (especially with his brother Scott) and his art defined him. I miss our coffee visits and discussions, but VLP ensures that Tim will never be forgotten. Cruise that Harley across the heavens my brother.

 

Prepared by Steve Martinez, Ph.D. Santa Fe Community College

  

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Legacy Memorial, Find Your Veteran

https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/TIMOTHYLEEKLABUNDE/9d30b1