Tiny Tim laid to rest with tulips

He was buried with a ukulele on his chest and six mauve silk tulips beside him.
    About 400 people gathered Wednesday at the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis to eulogize Tiny Tim, best known for the song Tip-Toe Thru' the tulips. He died Saturday, mid-song, at 66.
    "He always wanted to exceed the expectations," his widow, Susan Khaury, wrote in the funeral program. "If he was supposed to do one song, he did three. If he was supposed to do two or three, he did five. No matter how he felt, the show must go on."
    Fans came from California, Florida and the East Coast for the service.
    Said Hal Stein, a cousin who grew up with the singer: "Tiny Tim was a great performer-that's who Tiny Tim was."

Friday, December 6, 1996
Source: USA TODAY
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