Timothy Tierney

July 9, 1958 - September 13, 2018

Timothy Tierney passed away on September 13, 2018, in Livingston, New York. Tim was born in Queens, New York, on July 9, 1958, to Charles and Elizabeth, and had an idyllic childhood in Commack, New York. He was voted “Personality Plus” at Commack High School and later graduated with a business degree from SUNY Albany. He spent most of his career in New York City working at HBO and as vice president at Viacom, much of that time at TV Land and Nickelodeon. He was full of warmth, sincerity, and grace, and always found the time to listen. He was ready with advice, words of encouragement, and most importantly, joy and laughter. His smile was electric. He loved gardening, reading, film, music, and traveling far and wide, especially enjoying hiking and the arts in his beloved Hudson Valley, and swimming at the beaches of Long Island. Tim leaves behind husband Bruce Austern, who shared 18 years together, on the Upper West Side and Washington Heights in Manhattan, and for the past few years outside Hudson, New York. He is also survived by his father Charles, his brothers Chris, Terence and wife Katy, David and wife Pam, and by Bruce’s parents Ruth and Harold, and his sister Lynne and husband Rich. He also had so much love for his and Bruce’s nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Bates & Anderson - Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, 110 Green Street, Hudson, New York. Followed by a gathering at Baba Louies’s, 517 Warren Street, Hudson, New York. In lieu of flowers, Bruce requests a donation to the Hudson Area Library, http://hudsonarealibrary.org/timtierneymemorial/, or to your local library, or to the charity of your choice.