Timothy Nolan Tillotson

Timothy passed peacefully from this earthly realm he called Urantia,
into the Christ Consciousness while praying the 23rd Psalm.
Tim leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Cynthia of Granby, Ct.
Born into the Irish enclave, Hungry Hill in Springfield, Ma., Tim was predeceased by his parents Jack and Virginia (Shea) Tillotson and his in-laws Sam and Kathleen (Keane) Bello. Tim was the oldest of 5 siblings. Brothers Robert (Evelyn) Tillotson and children Garrett, Kate and Laura, Jack (Eva) Tillotson and children Alexandra and Kayla and his two loving sisters Teresa (Bill) Bugden and her son and Tim's namesake Timothy (Angela) Liquori and children Emilia and Giovanni, and Susan (Glenn) Chamberland and children Ian, Jack (Margaret) and namesake Nolan. Also deeply saddened by his loss is Tim's lifelong friend and sister-in-law Eileen Bello and her son Matthew (Marissa) Naylor with whom he had a deep relationship and their children, who gave him much joy, Silas and Uma. A great loss is felt by all.
Tim was an accomplished musician, singer and entertainer and traveled and performed Irish, Folk and Comedy with his wife Cindy throughout the US and Canada during the '70's, they opened an Irish Pub in the Berkshires where they performed throughout the '80"s, before settling in Granby, Ct. and becoming caretakers of a beautiful small 100-year-old farm. They continued to perform locally in Irish Pubs and at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England up until Covid. Tim played the fiddle, banjo, mandoline, guitar and his favorite the Bass. He was a carpenter, mathematician, a student of the working of the universe and the world financial and currency markets. Tim was an avid reader of The Urantia Book and had a strong Catholic faith. Tim loved being on his tractor, mowing the fields and especially feeding the birds, but, most of all Tim loved his Family and Friends. Tim was blessed with several lifelong friends some of whom have left us too soon.
Among family and friends Tim was known for giving people nicknames and always having a quip or a joke to interject.
He will be remembered for his iconic line >>> THAT REMINDS ME OF A JOKE ! .
Please join us for the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday December 27 at 11:00AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Church 47 Pine St. West Springfield Ma.(parking available in the school lot off of Rt. 20)
Following the Mass, a celebration of Tim's life will be held at The Sons of Erin
22 William St. Westfield Ma., with music performed by our dear friend Jimmy McArdle. Private interment in the Spring.
In lieu of flowers, Pray the Rosary for the souls of the faithful departed,
May they rest in peace.

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