TEMPE, Ariz. – Timothy R. Deshaies, 29, of Tempe, Ariz., and former Auburn resident, passed away July 18.

Tim, an author and artist, was born Dec. 14, 1976, in Lewiston, attending Edward Little High School before moving to Arizona in 1994.

He is survived by his wife, Photini; his parents, Roger and Frances of Tucson, Ariz., and his Maine grandparents, Yvaine Deshaies of Saco and Albert and Marcelle Binette of Auburn.