An outgoing outdoorsman who made friends everywhere and led tours of Lancaster County’s Amish country is likely one of six or fewer Pennsylvanians to die of West Nile virus this year.
Timothy Wade Talley, who died Oct. 4 at age 70 after a 22-day illness, worked as a tour guide at the Amish Farm and House, a tourist business in East Lampeter Township, where he put his friendly disposition to use. Also a celebrated photographer, he was so outgoing that he maxed out his Facebook friend list at 5,000, according to his son.
“He loved people so much, and everywhere he went … whether it was literally in a restaurant or doing his job, going to church or just being out and about, like, he would just strike up conversations with people,” Brandon Talley said…