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Don Timmerman: A Life of Service | Milwaukee News
Don Timmerman, Milwaukee’s beloved social justice warrior and founder of Casa Maria Catholic Worker, passed at 84 after a courageous cancer battle. A man who turned his life into a living testament to compassion, he sheltered women, children, refugees, and asylum seekers for decades while fiercely fighting gun violence and racial injustice. His path to Casa Maria began in a rainstorm in the 70s—after seven years as a missionary in Tanzania—he found his calling in Milwaukee and never left. From his Wisconsin farm roots to his Swahili studies and seminary days, Timmerman’s life was woven with…
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