Birth date: Feb 14, 1961 Death date: Aug 11, 2013
Timothy J. Prader, 52 yrs., of Dupo, IL, passed away at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born in East St. Louis, IL, the son of Patrick Prader, Sr. and Jean (Grasshaw) Lindhorst. Tim was a member of the International Read Obituary
Im so very sorry to hear of Tims passing, he was a good man at heart. I am truly sorry for his family's loss. Vicky
My deepest condolences. I can't recall ever seeing him without the smile. Thinking of you and will keep you and Tim in our prayers. God bless.
Jeannie & family
I am so sorry to hear of Tim's death. I was in OK at the time or I would certainly have come to the wake.
Pat Vaseska told he he died from a fall. Is this correct? Last October, I had a bad fall - skull fracture, brain bleed, balance gone, and other things to make me more retarded than I already am. I ended up in St. Anthony's ICU, then hospital for 2 weeks, then nursing home for a week. I didn't realize how serious a fall could be, but I sure do now.
God bless and keep you all,
Janet, XXOO
My family and I would like to thank all the people who have commented in this guest book and all of the people who have been praying for my brother and our family.
The last two and a half years have been the worst of my brothers life and it has only been since early summer that he has truly returned to us as his old self and we have seen him happy.
The number of people who attended my brothers service was a testament to the man he was. It is the love from all who knew him that helps us through this difficult time and it means more than words can say.
Thank you again and much love. Hug your family.
I am so sorry about your loss. May fond memories help your family find comfort at this difficult time.
I am deeply saddened and will miss Red tremendously. Red was always a pleasure to work with. He brought a smile to me day in and day out. Red and I worked closely together on many difficult projects and he was always positive and happy, even when conditions were far from ideal. One thing was very clear; Red loved his daughter and family. Red was an authentic, genuine person never shying from speaking the truth about his struggles and successes. I will forever be grateful for knowing Red.
Having heard the eulogy so lovingly presented by Red's sister, and having read the Guest Book notes from Red's work colleagues, I would like to add to their thoughts.
Red was highly skilled at his work, his work was a profession to him in the fullest sense of that term. More importantly, he was enthusiastic about his work. I heard mention of how Red was willing to accept the challenges in his life; this applied to his work as well. He wanted challenges at work, and he wanted to meet those challenges and he wanted his coworkers to enjoy the benefits of challenges bested.
I have thought about how to write this, and I think it is best to write that "Red always took pride in his work, but always without being proud."
Working on the road like Red did was not easy. In my experience Red made the best of it and made it better for those around him. He never forgot home & family during those times. I remember him going shopping for a present for Ashley in the town he was in, and telling me about Ashley & her mom, and his family in Illinois during break times. In the last times I saw Red he was actively making plans on how he could take advantage of his next job location to make visits to his loved ones.
I certainly can say that I am better for having known Red.
I will always love you!
My deepest sympathies to all of Red's family and friends. I didn't have the prividge of knowing Red long; as I only met him three weeks ago. However, in just that short time, we became friends. I can certainly see how those of you that have known him many years, have only the best to say about him and and great memories to share. Red was a true gentleman with a very kind and gentle soul. I was looking forward to working with him, learning from him, and getting to know him more. His kind eyes, sweet smile, and gentle "chuckle" will be greatly missed! To his daughter, I am truly sorry for your loss. During the two weeks that I spent working with him recently, he repeated mentioned looking forward to being closer to you and being able to see you more frequently. Not that it will ease your sorrow right now, but know that you were his world and he spoke of . To the rest of the family, again, I can't express enough in words how sorry I am for your loss. May you know that in Red's words..he will see you soon and will be waiting.
Oh Red, it's been a while---but there is a time in a person's young life when friendship means just about everything. You were my best friend back then and best friend ever. My heart felt condolences to all your family and many friends. I will never forget the times we had. Rest in peace my friend.
