Timothy Lawrence Reed NEWPORT — Timothy Lawrence Reed, age 66, was born on June 22, 1956. He passed away on June 26, 2022 at Dartmouth Health from complications following a recent surgery. He was born to Susie Ann Reed (Gladue) and Roger Lawrence Reed. He graduated from Newport High School in 1974. In school he was on the Honor Society and he played many sports. This led him to be an avid sports fan, with a special love for the Boston Red Sox and NE Patriots. After high school he went to work at Yankee Barn before he enlisted into the armed services. He served 4 years as a proud United States Navy Seabee. Upon his return he went back to work for Yankee Barn until he got hired at Sturm Ruger in 1979; he worked there almost 40 years. Then he semi-retired and went to work for Meals on Wheels, before his most recent job as a security guard. He is survived by his wife, Kimalee A. Reed, who adored him and cherished him every day and every minute they had together; daughter Crystle Perry and her three children, Ayden, Kira, and Lorelei Perry; sisters Barbara Fortune and her husband George, Anne Quimby and her husband Clide; brothers Richard Reed and is wife Sabrenna, and Tom Reed and wife Diana; several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and great nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his younger brother, Jeff Reed. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society. Military Honors will be held on Saturday July 16, 2022 followed by a reception to celebrate Tim’s life from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Sugar River Community Room. Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
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