Crawford Tam WISHART

WISHART, C. (Tam) August 30, 1923 - March 15, 2009 Tam passed away peacefully on March 15, 2009 at the age of 85 years, surrounded by the love of his family. Tam was born a proud Scot in Glasgow and enjoyed many boyhood adventures there with friends and family. In 1941, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the Scots Guards Regiment. He subsequently volunteered as a paratrooper for the Chindit Regiment, seeing action in Burma and India. Post war, he chose to immigrate to Canada based on his wonderful impression of the Canadian soldiers he met serving overseas. Soon after his arrival in Alberta he met and courted his wife, Isabel. Married in 1948, they spent sixty happy years together raising their family of six children in Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Calgary. Tam lived for his family and was happiest when surrounded by them. Retired in 1982, he and Isabel spent their summers gardening together. His favourite winter hobbies included complaining it was not spring yet and filled the time in between building any number of projects in his workshop for friends, family and the GRIT Calgary Society's special needs children. Tam leaves to mourn his wife of sixty years, Isabel; children Tricia (David), Doug (Sandy), Nancy (Craig), Hugh (Leigh) and Tam (Shereen); eleven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister Sheila and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his mother Janey; father William; sisters Muriel and Jean and son Angus. He will be sorely missed and never forgotten. There will be a private family Service at a later date. Tam's remains will be returned to the Isle of Arran, off the coast of Scotland, where he spent many a happy summers as a "wee lad." To email expressions of sympathy: ccl@hffs.com, subject heading: Crawford (Tam) Wishart. The family would like to extend thanks to paramedics Ryan, Holly and David, Dr. Watson and the nurses on Unit 81 of the Foothills Medical Centre for their kind words and compassion. If friends so desire, memorial tributes can be made directly to the GRIT Calgary Society, No. 4, 6020 - 1A Street S.W., T3H 0G3, c/o Grampa Tam's Workshop. HERITAGE FUNERAL SERVICES "Calgary Crematorium Chapel" Telephone: 403-299-0111. Published in the Calgary Herald from 3/16/2009- 3/17/2009