Early Life, Family and Training Tim Lowly was born Timothy Hadlock Grubbs in 1958 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. His early years were shaped by a move to South Korea when he was three years old, following his parents who served there as Presbyterian missionaries. During this time, he spent his days learning the piano and the guitar, developing a connection to music that would remain a constant throughout his life. His formal training in art took place at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he focused his studies on art. In 1981, he married Sherrie Rubingh. The couple made th…