Timothy Pickman

Timothy Pickman, 65, of Archer, FL, died on March 23, 2015, in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Boston, MA, to David and Elizabeth Pickman, the third of their six children. He grew up in Bedford, went to Belmont Hill School and the Sterling School, and graduated from Boston University with a BA in American history. Tim married Patricia (Joan) Harris in 1974 in East Greenwich, RI. They built a home together on Pojac Point in North Kingstown, where they raised four children and lived until 2006, when they moved to Archer. Tim was an all-state goalie in Vermont, an avid motorcyclist and motocross rider in California and Maine, and he drove a taxicab in Boston. Each summer for twenty-four years, Tim went on boys’ weekend, a bass fishing trip in Cuttyhunk, RI, with Stephen Harris, Will Keene, Casey Freeman, Bill Rappleye, and David Knott. Ten of those years he caught the biggest striper. He began a career in entrepreneurial engineering at Plasfab and founded the companies ReelTech and Atlantech, where he worked with such clients as IBM, the Aerospace Industries Association, and Bausch & Lomb. Tim was a loving husband, devoted father, and doting grandfather. In Archer, he took pleasure in his house and farm projects, which included building a horse barn, chicken coop, orchid greenhouse, and vegetable garden. He enjoyed golfing with his wife and children, and grilling lobsters and littleneck clams for his entire family at annual summer reunions. He made the very best linguini with clam sauce. Tim died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Joan Pickman; his four children, Jessica Pickman of Charlotte, NC; Stephen (and Kate) Pickman of Honolulu, HI; Samuel (and Lauren) Pickman of Aptos, CA; and Cherry (and Kara) Pickman of Miami, FL; and by his five grandchildren Arizona, Lucas, Leif, Stephen, and Wes. He is also survived by five siblings, Susan Sargent of Boston; David Pickman of Bethlehem, NH; Stephanie Monahan of Milton, MA; Elizabeth Flanagan of Wellesley, MA; and Edward Pickman of Meppel, the Netherlands. A memorial service will be held for friends and family on Friday, April 24, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the South Ferry Church in Saunderstown, RI.

Timothy Pickman

October 11, 1949 - March 23, 2015