Born in West Seattle, Tim Killgore lived in the same house from birth until he married! Tim's parents have both passed, but he was close to them and his three older siblings while growing up. His father was a minister and an accomplished trumpet player, playing at numerous churches and on radio programs. Everyone in the Killgore family was musically inclined and each played at least one instrument. But! Tim will tell you that he had a passion for the outdoors ever since he can remember. He never had any intention of being a professional musician, let alone a music teacher. After graduating from Chief Sealth High School, Tim attended Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland. This is where he met and fell in love with his wife, Patti. They dated and then married just before Tim graduated from Multnomah with a degree in music. After college, Tim worked in a cabinet shop for many years, joyfully creating beautiful cabinets. Tim also had a love of photography and attended the NW School of Professional Photography in Seattle. He did his photography on the side. Fulfilling his love for the outdoors, Tim spent eight summers as the director of a wilderness camp for kids in Canada. In the midst of all this, he and Patti had four children together. Today Cara is 35, Jamie 33, Loren 31 and Peter is 21. Their first grand baby is due in May 2015! Looking back, Tim chuckles how he became the music teacher at Corbett.....In 1995 he and Patti were renting a home in Springdale and went to his daughter's band concert at the school. It was at the concert that Tim KNEW he wanted to teach music. He immediately began taking evening classes at the Univ. of Portland. When it came time to student teach, he came under the mentorship of Chuck Bolton at Sam Barlow High. Tim says he was a fabulous mentor and is still a fabulous friend. Tim had the good fortune of being hired as a sub for the position of choir director at Corbett his first year. In 1997 he was officially hired as the Corbett Secondary music teacher. Currently he is teaching both instrumental and vocal music for grades 4-12. In his fourth year of teaching, he entered the band into their first ever competition and they got third in the state!! Over the years, the Corbett Band has consistently placed in the top five in the state, every single year since Tim began entering them in competitions. Hiking and backpacking with Patti is one of the very best things he loves to do in his time off. He also loves to spend time with their adult kids, work in his wood shop and continue to work on the Corbett home that he and Patti bought several years ago.
