Tim Gee has been in the HVAC business for 44 years. He is the owner of Gee Heating and Air.
“I started doing this when I was 10 years old; I was born and bred into it,” Tim said.
He is married to Denise Gee, and the couple has six children, many of which work for the family business. Tim recently became a proud grandfather and now has one grandchild.
Faith and family take precedence in Tim’s life.
“Walk with the Lord and take care of your family, work comes after these things,” he said.
We’d like to thank Tim for his investment into our community through his local business and for participating in the Faces of Hall County project.
Question: What inspired you or led you to your current career?
Answer: “My father was in the business and I worked with him when I was little. Now, this is the third generation. It seemed like a good line of work to go into. Everybody likes to be warm and cool.”
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Hall County, and what do you love there?
A: “Texas Roadhouse, 6 oz. sirloin, medium, with steamed vegetables and salad with oil and vinegar.”
Q: How long have you lived or worked in Hall County?
A: “Lived here all my life-54 years. And, started working here at the age of 10.”
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met in Hall County?
A: “Kelly Pirkle, she worked at the Family Life Center. She was a good one. She did a lot for me and my health.”
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: “To the Virgin Islands. I’ve been before and it was a great time.”
Q: What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theatre?
A: “’Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ I was probably too young to see it, but I did anyways.”
Q: What advice would you give a crowd of people?
A: “Keep your priorities: faith and family. Those are constants, everything else comes and goes.”
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: “To jump out of an airplane.”
Q: What is your favorite music/ three bands you would like to see (dead or alive)?
A: “Elvis, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Chris Tomlin”
Q: What local business makes you the most nostalgic about Hall County?
A: “Inn Between.”
Q: Choosing anyone alive and a non-relative: with whom would you love to have lunch?
A: “Donald Trump, he could give me some business advice and ideas. We’d have some steaks.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “The school systems and their traditions.”
Q: Where do you see yourself in five or 10 years?
A: “Retired in a cabin in the mountains or retired in Hilton Head.”
Q: What words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
A: “Rest, food, love.”
The Faces of Hall County is a project to showcase the amazing people that live or work in our community. If you would like to nominate an interesting person to be featured please email babernathy@gonorton.com.