[quote="MeerkatOnTheMoon"]How did he part with his family? I've always wondered about all the missing details regarding his character.[/quote]
Seems like the system state of this forum is on its very last hinges cause the BB coding is really messing up right now, but have you seen this fan art idea concerning what you asked above?:
https://fanart.lionking.org/picture/635831/UntilIMetYou.jpg
'Just gotta copy the link above to your web browser's address bar for now.
Though it focuses mainly on Pumbaa, I still love how this dedicated and skilled Timon fan artist features him in there by asking Pumbaa about this topic on here ; )