RICHARD JAMES IRVING SCOTT

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RICHARD JAMES IRVING SCOTT June 3, 1953 - December 18, 2005 Peacefully, with his family at his side, Richard Jim Scott passed away December 18, 2005 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jim leaves to mourn his wife of 31 years, Donna Mae, children Tara (Brock), Christopher (Chantell), grandchildren Kristina, Adanna and Jayden. He is also survived by his parents Irving and Betty Scott, brother Perry (Carole) and their children McKinley and Cole, sister Rhonda (Wayne) and their children Caralee, Erin and Jamie, father-in-law Lorne Lamont, brothers-in-law Brian (Laurie) Lamont and nephews Kevin (Kristy) and Noah, Bruce (Lori) Lamont, and Greg Lamont. His mother-in-law Lorna Lamont predeceased Jim in March 2002. He also leaves to mourn his many special family and friends. Jim - Our Son Our son was born June 3, 1953 at the Morris Hospital. As soon as he was born, his father announced at the hotel that Dominion City had a new ball player. Jim was confirmed into the All Saints Dominion City Church on March 20, 1966 and received his first communion on the 3rd of April where he readily memorized Bible verses. Jim was a very happy little boy, loved hockey and baseball all his life and when he was too old to play loved to coach it. As a child, he was eager to participate in any kind of sport, carnival or activity. He was always into mischief and once drove a nail into the top of our coffee table. As a child, Jim always had a gaggle of girls around him and was eager to have the opportunity to have a ball game with a group of boys. Jim - Our Brother One of three, snug in the middle of a ten-year span, Jim was both little brother and big brother. As junior he was a much-resented shadow following closely behind and as the senior he was always quick to advise and direct. Whether a sporting event, insult session, sibling fight, hunting expedition or as coworkers, Porky's competitive nature proved him a worthy adversary even though his brother had outgrown him. Always letting us know if we were not performing up to his expectations he was also the first to defend us to any outside criticism or attack. His good humour, silly antics and zest for life were woven all through our lives and seldom did a day pass that Jim didn't have someone in stitches. Brother and friend, he was always there for us. His love, loyalty, support and wonderful wit never wavered. Jim - My Husband Jim and I were married October 12, 1974. Soon after our daughter Tara was born, Jim fell into the father role immediately. We had three years of just the three of us, and then came our son, Christopher. Jim was always very involved in the kids lives, be it attending piano recitals to coaching every sport Christopher played. Jim's children were the pride of his life especially when his daughter Tara graduated from the RCMP academy in 1998 and his son Christopher from Edmonton Fire Department in 2001. Our lives together have always been busy with Jim actively involved in the Fire Department/First Responders, EMO and President of the Roseau Valley Legion. Jim was also very instrumental with the building of the Roseau Crossing Heritage Park. Another facet of Jim's personality was his competitive nature. In the last few years of his life we were able to enjoy curling together in the winter and golfing together in the summer. Sometimes our competitiveness didn't end in the rink or on the greens. Jim was employed with the Department of Highways for 36 years, a job that he truly enjoyed. He had the opportunity of working throughout the province and making many new friends (coworkers) along the way. We were lucky to have shared 31 years together. There was never a dull moment in our marriage from the start to the end. This is what I will miss the most. I love you Jim. Jim - Our Father Our dad was also our friend, coach and #1 supporter. He was always on the sidelines for everything we did either as a coach of parent. He taught us to play baseball and hockey. He travelled from Manitoba to Saskatchewan and Alberta with tools in tow to build fences and put in doors. We will miss the Jeopardy competitions, intense scrabble matches and summers on the deck. We will miss his smile and sense of humour which remained with him until the end. Jim - Our Uncle Jim was funny, nice and helpful. He helped us when something was wrong. Everything was good until the day he got cancer. But whatever happens we will never forget him. We got very sad when we heard Jim died. It was fun to have Jim as an uncle. When I was 2 he took me outside and built a snow fort after we were done it was the best ever. Then he said there was snowgators and I said what, he told me again and I believed him. He was a funny guy. He told lots of funny stories. He used to love the Boston Bruins and he always teased me about how many teams I like. My team always beat his. I never used to like the Boston Bruins. I liked to talk about hockey with him. He even coached me when I was a little kid. Jim - Our Grandpa Our grandpa was the funnest grandpa in the world. He used to take us skating, and for long rides on his golf cart. We didn't get to know him well enough but now we have a guardian angel looking over us. Grandpa said to Grandma when I (Adanna) was in the hospital that it rather be him with all the wires and machines hooked up to him and that he would switch places with me. Thanks for taking care of us grandpa. The family would like to thank all of his caregivers, Dr. Nason, Dr. Leylek, Dr. Maksymiuk and the staff at Cancer Care Manitoba, all the nurses at HSC-G5H, GD3. Also Dr. Reimer and nurses at the Bethesda Hospital. A special thank-you to his angel nurse Janice. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cancer Care Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0V9, or the Roseau Crossing Heritage Park, Dominion City, MB, R0A 0H0. Wiebe Funeral Home Altona Ltd., 204-324-5404 in care of arrangements.

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 21, 2005