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James (Jim) was born on the farm, East of Blackfalds (Tees) on Dec 19 1922, during a blizzard - to Parents Robert & Mary McKay. He grew upon the farm with his Sister Ava and Brother Bert. Jim was a quiet mischievous youngster playing pranks on hisolder Sister Ava and his Mother during his school days. His Father, Robert died suddenly of a stroke in 1932. His Mother remarried Bill McEwan in 1936 and his younger Sister Marjorie and Brother John were born. Jim contd his pranks and torture on his little sister as well. Jim farmed with his Brother Bert for a number of years West of Blackfalds. then in 1954, he met a cute nursing student at church and invited her to a weiner roast after the service. Thus began a four hyear long courtship while she took her nursing and then he (Jim) and Islay Mae Weeks were married.
Islay & Jim started farming one mile North of Tees until 1971, when they sold the Farm and moved to India. There they followed a religious settlement and a guru of sorts. They returned to Canada in 1977 and settled in Red Deer, Alberta. Jim worked at various jobs of which the last and longest was as the building superintendant for the Parkland Savings and Credit Union. He retired in 1994 after which he enjoyed life with his Wife; they took various trips - Australia, New Zealand, Cruise to Mexico, and a couple of trips to Alaska as well as up the McKenzie River on a riverboat to Norman Wells.
Excerpt taken from Funeral leaflet April 8, 2010
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My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
1922 - 2010 (87 years)