James Garth Skinner

He is survived by his partner Lori Gervais, daughter Julie Newman (Bryan), grandchildren Lily and Eleanor, stepchildren Justin (Jae), Jessica (Jonas), and Jennifer, as well as by his brother Ken Skinner (Susan), nephews Jordan (Allison) and Matthew (Kaela) and ex-wife Linda Skinner.

Jim was predeceased by his parents Reeve and Doreen Skinner.

Born August 9, 1950 in Winnipeg Manitoba, Jim attended Kelvin High School and The University of Winnipeg. With a natural talent for engineering, Jim quickly worked his way to the top at Ringball Corporation and Vanguard Steel, where he only recently retired as general manager at the end of 2016.

For the last 15 years, Jim lived in Balsam Harbour on Lake Winnipeg, or “Paradise North” as he called it. He loved the outdoors, especially the lake, and was truly happy being there and sharing it with his family. Loyal, trustworthy, and compassionate, Jim was everyone’s rock, always there to help and give advice with a smile and a hug.

Over the past 6 years, Jim’s battle against cancer has been unprecedented, and is a testament to his positive attitude, lust for life, and love of his family. He never gave up, never lost hope, never complained, and always made everyone laugh with his unique sense of humour. Even after 98 chemo treatments, he maintained a positive attitude, and when asked how he was doing he would always answer, “better than yesterday”. He was truly an inspiration, and set the standard to which we all strive to achieve.

Special thanks go out to Dr. David Kinsley of Interlake Surgical, Dr. Richard R. Lindenschmidt, Dr. David Wong and all the wonderful nursing staff in the Cancer Care Dept and Surgical Dept of Selkirk General Health Center.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on April 6, 2018 at Thomson “In the Park” Funeral Home, 1291 McGillivray Boulevard.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to The Lake Winnipeg Foundation or the charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated by the family. www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/donate