Timothy Dryden Dutch was born in Belfast, Maine on September 29, 1957, the son of Bryant R. Dutch and the late Joan Fleming Dutch. He attended Belfast schools and graduated from Belfast Area High School in 1976. He also attended Northern Maine Vocational Institute in Presque Isle. He married his wife Jean, originally from Connecticut in 1981. She is employed by Allen Insurance & Financial as Vice President of Operations. They have two children - their son, Evan Dutch and his wife Nicole reside in Queensbury, NY along with their daughter Rian and son Dillon. Their daughter Carly Dutch Story and her husband Charlie reside in Disputanta, Va with their two sons, Charlie and Matthew.
His business career began in 1978 at Dutch Chevrolet in the service department. He was later promoted to sales and continued in that role becoming Vice President and part owner until 2002 when he transitioned out of the family business into real estate. He has been an active real estate broker in the Belfast area and has served as Past President of the MidCoast Board of Realtors. He is currently associated with Realty of Maine in Belfast.
His community involvement over the years include coaching youth basketball and soccer through the YMCA, serving as a leader in the Boy Scouts, past President of the Belfast Lions Club, incorporator of Waldo County General Hospital, member and past Building Committee and Trustees Chairman of the Belfast United Methodist Church, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and a board member of the Deborah Lincoln House in Belfast.
Tim was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in Phoenix Lodge #24 AF & AM in 1982 by his father, Worshipful Bryant Dutch. He worked through the chairs and became Master of Phoenix in 1986 and then became a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He joined Anah Shrine in 1990 when his uncle Dryden Dutch was Potentate. He served as Waldo County Shrine Club President in 2004, and helped organize the Dryden Dutch Memorial Golf Tournament. He is a member of several Shrine clubs within Anah, a member of the Order of Quetzalcoatl Teocalli #869 , and a member of the Sunshine Club. He was appointed to the Divan in 2011 as Captain of the Guard.
His personal hobbies include - spending time with family, landscaping and working around the house, golfing, kayaking, walking and snowshoeing.