▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁governor ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁M esk ill ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit ▁despite ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ' s ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Federal ▁Jud ici ary . ▁Tim bers ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁M esk ill ▁to ▁President ▁Ger ald ▁Ford . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁b red , ▁raised , ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁Norwegian ▁el kh ounds . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁enthus iast ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁on ward . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ox ▁R idge ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁El kh ound ▁Association ▁of ▁America . ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Kenn el ▁Club ; ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁A K C ▁New ▁York ▁Tri al ▁Board ▁( 1 9 6 5 – 6 8 ) ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁four teen ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁A K C ▁before ▁becoming ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁A K C ▁board ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁an ▁elder ▁and ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Nor ot on ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Dar ien . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Tim bers ▁lived ▁in ▁Dar ien , ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁Su ff ield , ▁Connecticut , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 , ▁from ▁kid ney ▁failure . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Charlotte