Timothy Staus

October 18, 1941 - March 25, 2024

Tim passed away suddenly but peacefully in Ogden, Utah. Born in Los Angeles to the late Eugene Staus and Dorothy King '38. Tim was predeceased by his wife Margaret.

Tim grew up in South Pasadena. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead where he studied electronics. Following graduation in 1961, he enrolled in electrical engineering at Northwestern University in Chicago. Tim met Margaret in 1962 while attending a young people's group at church in Alhambra. They married in 1964, eventually settling in South Pasadena with their children, on La France Avenue, the same street Tim grew up on.

Tim and Margaret were faithful members of the Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena and shared their Christian faith with family and close friends. Tim began his career early on when he was hired by North American Rockwell during his junior year of high school to repair and calibrate test equipment for the aerospace industry. It was during this time Tim was asked to create his own testing and repair business and Staus Engineering was created. Tim was most proud of his company and supporting several aerospace companies in the southern California area. His largest service contract was working on custom ground support equipment in support of NASA's Space Shuttle program. In 1997 a decision was made to close the business and Tim went on to work at DTR Business Systems and later was a Senior Account Executive at Aberdeen where he retired from in 2017.

Tim is survived by  his four children, Matthew Staus '83 (Michelle) of Layton, Utah, with whom he lived with following his move from his home in California in October 2023, Victoria Staus Kiah '84 of San Diego, California, Rebecca Staus Simpson '85 (Michael) of Aliso Viejo, California, and Jonathan Staus '90 (Cara) of Kensington, Connecticut; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Tim is also survived by his sister, Pamela Staus Penner '63 (Phil) of Ames, Iowa. In addition to his parents and wife Margaret, Tim was predeceased by his brother, Terry Staus '66.

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