Walter Scott

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dad and grandfather, Walter Scott, beloved husband of the late Florence (Flo) Scott. Walter passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at the Bowcrest Long Term Care Facility at the age of 94 years.

He was predeceased by his parents Elizabeth and Harold Scott as well as two sons, William and Tim.  Walter was a native Calgarian and attended Langevin School, Western Canada High School, and Mount Royal College. After he enrolled in college, Walter enlisted in the Calgary Highlanders and saw action overseas during WWII. After returning home from his “contribution to the war effort” as he used to say, he met the love of his life, Flo Northcott on a blind date with his best friend Bob Northcott.

Flo and Walter married June 3, 1949 and the union between them stood the test of time. They were married for 65 years until Flo passed in 2014. Walter is survived by his three children Wally Jr. (Barb), Larry, and Sandy (Larry). Walter was also blessed with nine grandchildren, Nicole, Chad, Natalia, Brett, Meriah, Curtis, Ashley, James, and Kimberley; as well as five great-grandchildren, Leyton, Mya, Karlee, Kruz, and Lucas.

Walter loved baseball. He played, coached and umpired throughout his life and his love of the game rubbed off on the whole family. Particularly his son Tim and now grandson Chad, who carries the torch for a game that Walter loved so much. Walter was the co-founder of the Calgary Commercial Mens Fastball Association in the ‘50’s.  He was also the coach of the South Calgary (Social) Chinooks Ladies Fastball Club in the late ‘50’s and early ‘60’s. In 1959, 1960 and 1961 the Calgary Chinooks won either the City Finals or Provincial Championships. In March of 1992, Walter was nominated to receive the Calgary Booster Club “Sportsman of the Year” Award in recognition of Athletic Leadership in Softball in the City of Calgary. Although unsuccessful, Walter always said it was an honour just to be nominated.

Walter was the co-founder of the Local 38 Inside Workers Retirement Club. Among other things, the retirees met on the first Friday of every month for lunch and fellowship. They would also have an annual picnic in June which closed the year until September when it would all start over. Walter very much looked forward to the first Friday of every month when he would see his friends. Walter was very involved in the Local 38 Inside Workers Union throughout his career and held many executive positions over the years. Walter worked for the City of Calgary for 38 years.

He started with CTS when there were streetcars that carried people all over the city. His route was from 7 Avenue and First Street SW and went all the way to Bowness Park. He drove the trolly buses when they took over from the streetcars. Walter said he really missed the clickety clack that the wheels on the streetcars made on the track. He then moved inside to City Hall where he was supervisor of the Data Processing Department where the first IBM computer took up almost an entire floor. Walter felt very fortunate to watch the evolution of data processing from “the monster” as he used to call this massive computer, to desktop computers to, the thin laptops we are used to today.

One huge blessing in the terrible pain of losing Walter, is that he will now be reunited with Flo for eternity. “We love you and miss you Dad, rest well, and say hi to Mom.”

Funeral Service at Evan J. Strong Funeral Services (5502 – 2 St SW) on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 11:00am. Reception to follow. A Graveside Service will take place at Queen's Park Cemetery following the reception.

If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to Dementia and Alzheimers Society (https://www.alzheimercalgary.ca/) or the Heart and Stroke Foundation (https://www.heartandstroke.ca/).

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