Raymond Francis Skillen (died 2022)
| Raymond Francis Skillen | |
|---|---|
| Skilly | |
| Born | 1943-10-20 Fort William, Ontario |
| Died | 2022-03-26 Kenora, Ontario |
| Occupation | Correctional Officer |
| Employer | Ontario Provincial Police |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
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Raymond Francis Skillen (20 October 1943 – 26 March 2022 (aged 78)) was a Fort William-born correctional officer and former Ontario Provincial Police constable who lived in Kenora.[1][2]
Life and family
Raymond Francis Skillen was born in Fort William, Ontario, to Joseph and Margaret Skillen. He was the second of five children. After completing high school, he attended the Ontario Police College in Aylmer. He spent eleven years as a constable with the Ontario Provincial Police, serving in Port Arthur, Geraldton, and Kenora. He later worked in the forestry sector with Boise Cascade before beginning a twenty-two-year career as a correctional officer at the Kenora District Jail.[1]
He married his wife Sharon in 1982. He was an avid hockey fan, supporting the Montreal Canadiens and later the Winnipeg Jets. He enjoyed spending time at his log camp on Scotty's Island in Lake of the Woods, where he spent thirty years fishing and boating with his family. He also traveled frequently to Mexico and Lake Havasu.[1]
He was survived by his wife Sharon, and his children Kathy, Kelly and her husband Rob, and Rae Anne and her husband Brad. He left behind ten grandchildren: Bobbi and her partner Ben, Ashley and her partner Mac, Mandy, Jessica and her partner Cory, Alicia and her partner Justin, Samantha, Erick, Christina and her partner Bradley, Julia and her partner Brad, and Nicholas. He was also survived by nine great-grandchildren: Payton, Carter, Ryder, Paisley, Ayden, Jackson, Molly, Quinn, and Maggie. His surviving siblings included Michael and his wife Peggy, Judy and her husband Jim, Joanne, and Martin. He was also survived by in-laws Brian and Bonnie Campbell, and Rick and Georgie Erickson. He was predeceased by his parents and his son Joseph Raymond Skillen.[1]
He died suddenly on March 26, 2022, at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. Funeral arrangements were handled by Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, with a service planned for the following summer.[1]
Newspaper record
- Obituary notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2022-04-02.[2]
- Recorded as occurring 26 March 2022.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary for Raymond Francis Skillen, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2022-04-02, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Chronicle-Journal, 2 April 2022, p. 2(D)