Timothy Comstock Obituary (1946 – 2022) – Sacramento, CA

Timothy Frederick Comstock
August 24, 1946 – September 15, 2022
Sacramento, California –
Timothy Frederick Comstock, beloved husband and father, adored grandfather and uncle, died Sept. 15 in Sacramento. Hey what 76.
Tim was a fourth generation Californian and born in Sacramento Aug. 24, 1946, to Bill and Sarah Comstock. He attended Crocker Elementary and California Junior High Schools until the family moved to Fresno in 1959, where he graduated from Fresno High School.
In 1968, he completed his bachelor’s degree in history at UC Berkeley and in 1971, he earned a juris doctorate degree from UC Davis.
Tim then joined the California Department of Consumer Affairs and rose to become Deputy Director before moving to Sacramento State University in 1976, where he was the youngest Dean of Students of a large university in the country. During his tenure as Vice Provost, he oversaw the Office of Student Affairs, Admissions and Records, and Intercollegiate Athletics as the campus population grew by 60%. Tim was one of the founders of the Hornet Stinger Foundation. In the 1990s, he created the Commission on the Regional University to identify and meet educational needs in the region.
He later served as the Executive Director of the California Dental Association.
Responding to requests from local institutions, Tim authored several history books including ones marking the centennial celebrations of the Sutter Club and Del Paso Country Club; the YMCA, and the Grandfather’s Club. His novel, Reunion in Carmel, was published in 2010.
During the height of the Covid pandemic, he put out a daily newsletter, Shout Out to Shut Ins, an entertaining compendium of personal reminiscences and political observations. SOSI was the perfect vehicle to describe his vast interests including but not limited to: politics, baseball, golf, history, music, TV shows, literature, movies and the best burger places in Sacramento. He wrote 647 before his final issue in June 2022.
Tim served as president of the Sutter Club as well as the Volunteers in Victim Assistance. He served on the board of directors of the Sacramento History Center, the Sacramento YMCA, Golden Empire Boy Scouts and the Hornet Stinger Foundation.
Because of his sharp wit, colorful language, gift for storytelling and unexpected kindness, people of diverse ages, backgrounds and interests responded to him with respect and affection.
Tim is survived by his wife, Nancy Comstock, and sons Timothy Comstock, his wife Courtney Comstock and their children Josephine and Eleanor Comstock; son William Comstock and his wife Traci Comstock; and niece Carmel Comstock and her children, Isabella and Jackson Carmichael. He is also survived by a number of young people who considered him their non-family uncle.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother William Comstock.
A Celebration of Life will be held in October at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club.
In lieu of flowers, his family would appreciate donations to the Junior Giants of Sacramento or to the First Tee of Greater Sacramento.

Published by The Sacramento Bee from Sep. 25 to Sep. 26, 2022.

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