Timothy Haack

"Fun is like insurance the older you get, the more it costs."

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HAACK, TIMOTHY J. - age 56, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 5, 2001 at his home. He was an employee of Bike Athletic for 26 years. He is survived by wife, Carol Haack, and brother, Marr Haack of Stillwater, Minn. Family and friends will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at Roseberry Cemetery for a graveside service, Rev. Bruce Martin officiating. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mynatt's.

A native of Algoma, Wisconsin, he was born on October 24, 1944 to Elroy and Gwen (Marr) Haack. He graduated from Algoma High School in 1963 and worked for Northwestern National Insurance Company and North Central Airlines as a ticket agent and crew scheduler before receiving an Associate Degree in Applied Science, majoring in Data Processing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute in 1970.

Somewhat of an “electronics” prodigy, Tim enjoyed tinkering with machines as a child, and by age 12 he was the “repairman” for most of the establishments in Algoma that had juke boxes or pin ball machines. 

He began his lifelong career in data processing as a programmer for Fisherman’s Hospital in Marathon FL, and joined Southern Athletic Company, Knoxville TN as a programmer in 1975.

While at Southern Athletic, later acquired by Bike Athletic Company, Tim was promoted to Data Processing Manager, and later to Senior Programs Analyst. He was responsible for a wide range of activities in their computer environment, including numerous special projects as the company expanded from its mainframe computer to a network structure. On several occasions he received commendations from Bike’s president for his work, most recently in 2000 “For his outstanding effort in bringing on-line their new enterprise software system.”

Tim and Carol very much enjoyed their adopted home town of Knoxville and occasional travel. He was an ardent Tennessee Vols fan but this never overcame his interest and love for computers.