Tim Jaasko-Fisher

Tim Jassko-Fisher passed away suddenly from an unexpected medical condition on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Tim went peacefully surrounded by his wife Kristen Allott, daughters Sarah Marie (Jaasko-Fisher) Welch and Emily Ann Jaasko-Fisher, Athena Rose Welch, Devin Welch, and Will Spencer.

Tim’s family has lost their rock. Tim radiated deep joy and love for his family. Tim’s eyes would sparkle, and he would smile and laugh when hanging out with or talking about Kris. He was an awesome father. He spoke daily to his daughters and loved engaging with them about how they are manifesting their lives and living their dreams with his unconditional support and love. He cherished spending every Tuesday with his granddaughter Athena. Tim loved and valued his parents, Thomas Michael and Theresa Ann (Wojtalik) Fisher, and his siblings, Tracey Ann Fisher, Daniel (Day) Fisher, Michael Fisher, and Adam Fisher, and the mother of his girls, Heather Jaasko.

Tim’s friends have lost a chosen brother. In his personal relationships, he was loyal, kind, supportive, honest, vulnerable, strong, creative, playful, and present. He was committed to helping people be their best self. He was that “Yes, and …” guy, who was always open to hearing a different idea. He was that “Call me whatever and whenever you have need…” guy, who was always good listener with sound advice. He was that “Go for it! You’ve got this!...” guy, who was always there a nudge and cheer. And he was that “Let’s go enjoy a walk and talk…” guy, who, no matter long the separation, always felt connected.

The legal profession, courts and child welfare systems, both locally and nationally, have lost a visionary and a role model for civility and innovation. He was driven to help people and systems adapt to change using positive and practical processes. Tim’s work was rooted in the thoughtful application of adult learning theory, complexity science, and the use of social engagement tools such as Liberating Structures. Tim was a gifted training program developer, presenter, and facilitator.

Tim began his professional life as an Assistant Attorney General in Washington State.  He went on to be the founding director of the Court Improvement Training Academy at the University of Washington School of Law. He then served as Senior Director of Curriculum and Programming for the Civility Center for Law/Robert's Fund at Seattle University School of Law where he played an integral part of creating and facilitating the Italy seminar as well as the other civility programs and consultations the Center offered. In 2017, Tim realized his dream of founding his own consulting firm, TFJ Consulting. Among other projects, for the past 7 years, Tim worked as the Director of Internal Capacity Building for the Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts, where he has worked as part of a team to develop an effective and replicable change management process, meaningful learning communities, and a better framework for understanding how best to assess and benefit from collaborative opportunities.

Tim received the following degrees:

Master of Arts, Organizational Systems Renewal, Seattle University, June 2011

Juris Doctorate, Seattle University School of Law, May 1996

Bachelor of Arts in Government, New Mexico State University, May 1993

Throughout his life, Tim has touched the hearts of countless people. He will be remembered for his positive energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of this present moment. It is hard to imagine a world without Tim's laugh, energy, and light. He truly made a positive difference in the world.