Arthurs Family Update

A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-5 pm on September 3, 2022.  We would love to invite all dear friends and family of Scott Arthurs to reminisce and reflect on his amazing life. Holborn Community Hall 51132 Range Road 13 Parkland County AB T7Y 2C6 (15 minutes south of Stony Plain) There will be an opportunity to say a few words, for those interested in sharing a short story about Scott.  Please share this post with your family and friends or anyone that knew Scott, so that no one is left out.  Scott would want you to be there.  We look forward to remembering an incredible man. Please click on the link below to RSVP.  We appreciate if you could indicate your intentions to attend as soon as possible so we may plan the refreshments.  Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks and Light refreshments will be provided If you are coming from out of town, or would like to camp* in the limited spots available at the hall, please indicate so on the RSVP and we can assist you in...

  Thank you to each and everyone one for all of the prayers, love and support, hugs, visits, and deliveries in the past 10 weeks.   We are so grateful and thankful for everything and it seems impossible to ever say it enough.  We know that Scott (Dad) is watching over us every day, and was also thankful for everyone as well.  From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you.  Love Janet and the Arthurs Family. 

 The reality of it all still has not set in. I still just think he is out in his shop like he always was, fiddling with the truck or having a rum with his friends. Or its a weekend, and he is away fishing.  I can't sleep, but when I do, I find myself having conversations with him, or about him, or hes just there somehow. Lingering always in my thoughts. A few weeks ago, while he was still home, he was getting a 2 am dose of pain meds, and I had gotten up the previous couple nights to help him with that, instead of my mom (or sister) waking up to help. But on this particular night, I was not going to get up to help, as I had my alarm set really early (5:30 am) to try to go to the pool to swim and get some much needed exercise. So I was not going to wake up at 1:45 am. I have been sleeping in the room in the basement on the back end of the house. with the door tightly closed, because I like it wintery cold and always open the window to outside as far as it goes. so I keep the do...

 ** Book mark this post for future updates **  If you would like to be on an email list with details about the event  - send an email to J.arthurs@gmail.com  All the planning details will come with time. There may be new posts about it as well but I will be sure to update this one so it will be best to save this post in your favourites.  As mentioned we will not be holding a funeral service for Dad. It’s all too raw. It would be overshadowed with sadness.  We will plan a celebration of life for him.  Details will come once we have dates and such.  Right now. It’s not our focus .  But here’s some high level info.  - It will most likely be the Sept Long weekend . Dads birthday .  - It will be mainly outside , weather permitting.  - Location  - near his home in Alberta (for anyone who would like to travel in)  For you to do now-    If you have pictures , or videos of Scott  Please email them or mail t...

We all stare at the space between.  Sit, Waiting for the next breath not to hurt so much.  For it not to be real.  But it is real. The pain and the sorrow.  The grief and the finality of it creeps in.  There are millions of tiny moments in every second, where thoughts of him cross my mind and I feel my throat tighten and my eyes fill with tears.  I know one day it won’t hurt so much, but these days the sadness is so very present.  Anyone who knew my Dad, knew what it felt like to be instantly loved and welcomed. His hugs changed lives. The warmth of them.  He was always so calm, steady, strong for me and for us all.  His wishes are to be cremated.  We will not be having a funeral service for him in the coming weeks.  We will wait, until the sadness is replaced by happier memories, and the gratitude of having a man like him in our lives for any amount of time, so widely loved by so so many is the focus for us all.  And one day l...

  Time was too short  Our time with our father has come and gone.  As we all know now there is never enough time.   We have spent the remaining time with dad alone and as a family holding his hand and talking.  We have read him all our posts and everyone’s responses.  Dad was the greatest man WE ALL knew.  We will strive our whole life to be half the human Scott was and still won’t come close to touching the lives he has touched.  The final days were some of the hardest moments of our lives as we watched his strength drained from him.  There were heartfelt moments and lots of tears as we sat around his bed saying goodbye.  At 1:43pm on April 9, 2022 the strongest man we knew started his new journey.  He left behind a huge group of loving friends and family.  We have all felt the love and hugs sent to us from all those he touched.  We want to thank everyone wh...