Timothy Paul Tucker Ramacciotti
May 8, 2021
by Tina Tucker
Dr. Timothy
Ramacciotti
October 10, 1962 to April 16, 2021
Tim was a gentle soul with a loving spirit, caring, generous and thoughtful. He was a loyal and loving friend with a wondrous, quirky sense of humor, a cheeky grin with a warm hug always on offer. It was his open-hearted love of family, friends and animals that showed what a beautiful man he was. He deeply loved his family and friends, and brought much joy and laughter into their lives. Tim was a skilled, compassionate and dedicated researcher and doctor, saving many lives and helping countless others during his years in the field of medicine.
Tim was also a brave explorer who loved to travel and made friends throughout the world. He had a strong sense of ethics and cared passionately about social justice, the environment and rescue animals. Tim loved to garden and was always planting seeds or caring for his garden. He was also a phenomenal cook, thinking nothing of preparing complicated, fabulous meals from scratch for family and friends. He was seriously into genealogy, corresponding with family members around the world who shared his interest, and visiting numerous courthouses in Europe and the U.S. searching for family records. He was a man of many talents…an amazing computer geek, he could fix a car, stitch you up, cook and bake like a pro, build a deck, speak five languages and was very well and widely-read. Tim introduced many people to the writings of Sir Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch.
He was greatly loved, and in his work and personal affairs he lived an honorable life. We will all remember his kind smile and contagious belly laugh. He had a sense of humor which brought light into even the most unfortunate of circumstances. He was very spontaneous and would come up with fun and zany things to do, like convincing his mother and brother to go skydiving many years ago.
Tim was born in St. Louis, Missouri in October 1962. When he was 9 his parents divorced, and soon after that Tim, his mom and brothers moved to Massachusetts where they worked on an old New England house. They later moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts into another old New England house without central heat, just a wood stove. There were times when Tim’s mustache had frost on it when he woke up in the morning.
He began competitive diving in his teens and kept it up for many years, including participating and winning medals in two Gay Games - San Francisco in 1987 and Sydney in 2002. His last year of college at University of Massachusetts was spent as an exchange student in Germany. While there, he traveled a great deal throughout Europe and into Africa, including scuba diving in the Red Sea. He especially loved being near the ocean, and loved swimming, diving, and surfing. Probably his favorite place of all was Maroubra Beach in New South Wales, Australia where he lived for many years.
After college Tim worked for a few years in Boston, Massachusetts and while there joined the Gay Men’s Chorus which he greatly enjoyed. Tim lived in Seattle, Washington, before deciding to become a doctor. He returned to Boston for pre-med studies at Harvard while doing research in AIDS/HIV, and then studied medicine at Case Western School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. After his third year of medical school Tim moved to Sydney, Australia where he received a Masters in Public Health from the University of New South Wales. He absolutely fell in love with Australia and determined to return when he finished medical school the following year. After graduating from Case Western School of Medicine in 2003, he moved permanently to Australia. He accepted a position at the University of New South Wales which included an offer to sponsor him for citizenship. Tim obtained his medical license in New South Wales, and then worked in surgical, emergency and general medicine in Australia for the remainder of his life.
In his life, Tim lived and dealt with many physical and mental health challenges. Tim was a member of the AA community for over 30 years, helping many others get sober and maintain their sobriety. Some of the people he met in those rooms became his closest friends.
Tim died suddenly at home in Perth in Western Australia. We believe he died peacefully in his sleep. He was the beloved son and stepson of Tina Tucker and Chris Basiletti, Paul and Beth Ramacciotti, much-loved brother of Christopher and Debbi Ramacciotti and Paul and Ai Ramacciotti, proud uncle of their children, and well-loved by cousins and countless friends around the world who also mourn his passing. He had a lifetime of family and friends, young and old, near and far, whose lives were touched by his contagious smile, generous spirit and fabulous sense of humor.
His close friends in Australia, Niki Barr, Diane Bell, Nikki Brown and Gerard Ruddy helped tremendously after Tim’s death. His family gives you great thanks. Tim was a man of many talents, great humor and a generous nature. The world was a brighter place because of Tim's presence and he is sadly missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his very dear friends Barry Bell, and Sioux Hall, among others. He’s probably in heaven playing bridge with his grandparents, and bringing fun and laughter to everyone else up there.
Some have asked where to make donations in Tim’s honor. Please consider donating to your local animal shelter (SPCA or RSPCA), or plant a flower or tree in your garden in his memory.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later time.
October 10, 1962 to April 16, 2021
Tim was a gentle soul with a loving spirit, caring, generous and thoughtful. He was a loyal and loving friend with a wondrous, quirky sense of humor, a cheeky grin with a warm hug always on offer. It was his open-hearted love of family, friends and animals that showed what a beautiful man he was. He deeply loved his family and friends, and brought much joy and laughter into their lives. Tim was a skilled, compassionate and dedicated researcher and doctor, saving many lives and helping countless others during his years in the field of medicine.
Tim was also a brave explorer who loved to travel and made friends throughout the world. He had a strong sense of ethics and cared passionately about social justice, the environment and rescue animals. Tim loved to garden and was always planting seeds or caring for his garden. He was also a phenomenal cook, thinking nothing of preparing complicated, fabulous meals from scratch for family and friends. He was seriously into genealogy, corresponding with family members around the world who shared his interest, and visiting numerous courthouses in Europe and the U.S. searching for family records. He was a man of many talents…an amazing computer geek, he could fix a car, stitch you up, cook and bake like a pro, build a deck, speak five languages and was very well and widely-read. Tim introduced many people to the writings of Sir Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch.
He was greatly loved, and in his work and personal affairs he lived an honorable life. We will all remember his kind smile and contagious belly laugh. He had a sense of humor which brought light into even the most unfortunate of circumstances. He was very spontaneous and would come up with fun and zany things to do, like convincing his mother and brother to go skydiving many years ago.
Tim was born in St. Louis, Missouri in October 1962. When he was 9 his parents divorced, and soon after that Tim, his mom and brothers moved to Massachusetts where they worked on an old New England house. They later moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts into another old New England house without central heat, just a wood stove. There were times when Tim’s mustache had frost on it when he woke up in the morning.
He began competitive diving in his teens and kept it up for many years, including participating and winning medals in two Gay Games - San Francisco in 1987 and Sydney in 2002. His last year of college at University of Massachusetts was spent as an exchange student in Germany. While there, he traveled a great deal throughout Europe and into Africa, including scuba diving in the Red Sea. He especially loved being near the ocean, and loved swimming, diving, and surfing. Probably his favorite place of all was Maroubra Beach in New South Wales, Australia where he lived for many years.
After college Tim worked for a few years in Boston, Massachusetts and while there joined the Gay Men’s Chorus which he greatly enjoyed. Tim lived in Seattle, Washington, before deciding to become a doctor. He returned to Boston for pre-med studies at Harvard while doing research in AIDS/HIV, and then studied medicine at Case Western School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. After his third year of medical school Tim moved to Sydney, Australia where he received a Masters in Public Health from the University of New South Wales. He absolutely fell in love with Australia and determined to return when he finished medical school the following year. After graduating from Case Western School of Medicine in 2003, he moved permanently to Australia. He accepted a position at the University of New South Wales which included an offer to sponsor him for citizenship. Tim obtained his medical license in New South Wales, and then worked in surgical, emergency and general medicine in Australia for the remainder of his life.
In his life, Tim lived and dealt with many physical and mental health challenges. Tim was a member of the AA community for over 30 years, helping many others get sober and maintain their sobriety. Some of the people he met in those rooms became his closest friends.
Tim died suddenly at home in Perth in Western Australia. We believe he died peacefully in his sleep. He was the beloved son and stepson of Tina Tucker and Chris Basiletti, Paul and Beth Ramacciotti, much-loved brother of Christopher and Debbi Ramacciotti and Paul and Ai Ramacciotti, proud uncle of their children, and well-loved by cousins and countless friends around the world who also mourn his passing. He had a lifetime of family and friends, young and old, near and far, whose lives were touched by his contagious smile, generous spirit and fabulous sense of humor.
His close friends in Australia, Niki Barr, Diane Bell, Nikki Brown and Gerard Ruddy helped tremendously after Tim’s death. His family gives you great thanks. Tim was a man of many talents, great humor and a generous nature. The world was a brighter place because of Tim's presence and he is sadly missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his very dear friends Barry Bell, and Sioux Hall, among others. He’s probably in heaven playing bridge with his grandparents, and bringing fun and laughter to everyone else up there.
Some have asked where to make donations in Tim’s honor. Please consider donating to your local animal shelter (SPCA or RSPCA), or plant a flower or tree in your garden in his memory.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later time.