Obituary of Timothy P. Bryant

Timothy P. Bryant died on Feb. 9, 2024 at the Oneida Health Extended Care Facility where he had been a resident for several years.  Born in Rome, NY on June 16,1944, he was the son of the late John J.(Jack) and Pauline Helbock Bryant and a beloved nephew of the late Catherine A. Bryant.

 

A lifelong resident of McConnellsville, NY, Mr. Bryant was educated in McConnellsville and Camden schools, attended Syracuse University and graduated as valedictorian of his class from Nathaniel Hawthorne College in Antrim, NH. He was a communicant of St.John the Evangelist Church in Camden where for many years he served as a parish finance volunteer.

 

He is survived by his beloved sister, Candace A. Bryant, McConnellsville, Helbock cousins in various parts of the country and his “cousin-brother” Bryant J. -(Jerry — - 

Susan) Farnsworth, Camden. He was a close part of the lives of their four children and  within their respective families which include ten grand nieces and nephews who thought of Tim as another father or grandfather.

 

Following college Tim pursued his keen interest and knowledge of fine men’s clothing and entered the menswear retail business. After working in various Syracuse stores he joined the distinguished traditional men’s clothier, J. Press in Cambridge, MA., working in its signature store outside the Harvard University campus. After several years, however, he was called upon to join the family’s G.W. Bryant Core Sands, Inc. business in McConnellsville. There, for over forty years, he served as office and sales manager, Vice President and President. Over this career he oversaw the continuing operation of that widely recognized firm which had been established by his grandfather in1920, greatly expanded by his aunt, Catherine Bryant and father and was successfully carried into its second century by Tim and his sister, company Vice President Candace Bryant, and their valued employees..

 

Tim had a special appreciation of nature and wildlife and was a member of the Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy. He was also a member of the Rome and Camden Chambers of Commerce, the Mohawk Valley Industrial Association, was a member and committeeman of the National Industrial Sand Association and a member of the McConnellsville Golf Club.He was also an avid, widely known Lionel model train collector.

 

Tim was a keenly intelligent, kind, capable and truly gentle man and will be warmly remembered by all who knew him. The family wishes to express special appreciation to the staff of the Oneida Health Extended Care Facility for their care and kindness during his final years.

 

Arrangements are through Nunn and Harper Funeral Home and a Mass and burial will take place at a later date.  Remembrances may be made to a charity of one’s choice.and the family asks friends to honor Tim’s memory through a special act of kindness to someone in need.