James STEVENSON

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STEVENSON: James Beaton Stevenson July 30, 1961 – November 25, 2016. It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jim “Beamer” at the age of 55 years. He was born and raised in Minnedosa, the youngest of 7 children. He spent summers at the beach swimming and water skiing and winters playing hockey and down hill skiing. Lots of his childhood “pals” still remained close friends. Jim graduated as a heavy duty mechanic and started work on the CP rail then worked for Snap-on Tools, Fort Ignition and Westcon Equipment in 2010 where he enjoyed meeting numerous customers and co-workers. He was an extremely handy and resourceful guy who was generous to all his friends or anyone needing a helping hand fixing something. He loved to spend quality time relaxing over a fancy rum drink just talking. Summer was thoroughly enjoyed on the golf course playing the “skins” and men’s night and the annual “Rupert’s Cup” at Clear Lake for the last 35 years. Any chance to play a quick round especially with Donna his best friend and wife of 35 years. This past summer they celebrated their anniversary with a golf event, BBQ and travelled to Churchill. His favorite camping trip was to Hecla every year to golf, fish and sit by the fire with friends. Jim was busy in the winter with many fun ski-doo trips and poker derbies. He collected several old husky snow machines over the years and rode them in the relic run. Wednesday nights in the winter was shack night and the usual game of Chase the Ace and quite a few laughs. Most winters involved going somewhere hot especially Mexico. Other trips to New York, Chicago, Columbia and Peru where hiking to Machu Picchu and spending time in Cusco made for lasting memories. Jim had a huge soft spot for all animals, especially large orange cats. He found their cat EJ and brought home their dog who just needed a good home too. He was heard to often say that he got his wife and dog at the Queen’s Hotel in Rapid City but Spanky came with a free ceasar. He lived life to the fullest and was always straight forward and direct with a sly sense of humour and smile. Survived by wife Donna, brothers Tom, Pete (Lori), Matt, sisters Cathy and Shirley (Pete), sister-in-laws Pat (Neil) and Denise (Mike) and parents- in-law Morris and Mavis Stefaniuk as well as many nephews and nieces. Predeceased by dad Dr. H. C. Stevenson and mom Joyce and brother Rod and sister in-law Kathy. A memorial service was held at the Minnedosa Golf Club on Friday, December 2, 2016 with Elgin Hall officiating. Minnedosa Funeral Service in care of arrangements. 204-867-3868.

As published in Brandon Sun on Jan 21, 2017