Timothy Robert Jamerson, 51 of Phoenix , formerly of Cedar Rapids , died Friday, January 22 in his home. Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2010 at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 31 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids , located at 2121 Bowling Street SW , with a Celebration of Life Service at 7 p.m. Private family inurnment will be held at Cedar Memorial Cemetery . Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids

Tim was born September 23, 1958 in Waterloo , the son of Robert and Glennes Burger Jamerson. He graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo . He married June Burkholder on March 8, 1980 in Cedar Falls at St. Patricks Catholic Church. He attended the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in Education. While at UNI he was very active in Track and Field. He was an All-American Pole Vaulter in 1979. Tim worked at Allen Motor Company and for Ar-Jay Center both in Cedar Rapids . He moved to Phoenix in 2006 and worked as a respite care provider for United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona providing care for his nephew Nicholas Jamerson.

Tim is survived by his daughters Sarah (Justin) Zimmerman of Cedar Rapids and Stephanie (Derc) Albrecht of Ankeny; a grandson Jordan Zimmerman; his parents Bob and Glennes Jamerson, sisters Susan (Jack) Thayer, Kris (Jim) Wahl, and Lori (Roger) Keegan; brothers Craig (Peggy) Jamerson and Paul Jamerson; ten nieces and nephews and one great-nephew all of the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Tim was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Harold and Bernice Jamerson and maternal grandparents Burton and Norma Burger as well as his brother Robert Jamerson.

Memorials may be directed in Tim's name to either United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona as well as the UNI Track & Field Department and can be sent to PO Box 10542 Cedar Rapids , IA 52410-0542 .