![]() ![]() ![]() He attended the University of Wisconsin, where he earned an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. The US 2017 Men's Eight rowing the Tim Mickelson (w/fellow Wisco grad and bowseat Tim Aghai in Wisco uni)īorn in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Deerfield as part of close knit family that worked together on a family farm and in a family-owned and operated small town store, Mickelson's personality was developed through example and with personal values that hinged on hard work and personal integrity. "I know that sounds old fashioned, or an odd word, but he had this single goodness. "I met him as a friend and knew that the essential nature of Tim was goodness," Ahrens said. The man Ahrens described as possessing an unstoppable work ethic and a "kind and gentle soul" was the same man to everyone, friends and family members recalled this week following Mickelson's passing at home from ALS (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) early Wednesday morning. Tim Mickelson the Olympian was the same man as the guy that answered Ahrens' call when he needed help reviving the Milwaukee Rowing Club - the man who was raised in a small Wisconsin town and worked in the family grocery store, played football and then rowed at the University of Wisconsin, excelled academically and in business, married his college sweetheart, and raised a family. ![]() men's eight would have a side to him only other elite athletes would know. ![]() Gary Ahrens was sure his memories and impressions of Tim Mickelson would differ in certain ways from the men Mickelson rowed with at the 1972 Olympics and 1974 world championships.Īhrens - a self-described "ham and egger club rower" - was certain that someone who won an Olympic silver medal and a world championship gold in the U.S. ![]()
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