In Memory
Colin Jackson
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It is with profound sadness that the family of Colin Jackson
announce his peaceful passing on Friday, November 3, 2023, at the age of
92. Colin was predeceased by his parents,
Albert and Gladys Jackson; and sister, Betty Fyfe. He married his first wife Faye, and lived in
Sydney, Jenolan Caves and Tumut NSW.
Michael, his only son, was born in 1954.
Unfortunately, Faye passed away in 1969.
Colin is lovingly remembered by his wife of 42 years, Colleen; his son, Michael and wife Diane; grandson, Nathan and fiancee Cheryl; stepson, Greg Condon and wife Linda; step grandchildren, Paige, Braiden, Kail, Kassandra, Paul, Brianna; and friends and relatives in Australia.
Colin was born in Sydney Australia. Colin’s lifelong love of
skiing drew him to Canada. He immigrated to Calgary, in 1974, and Michael
followed in 1978. Colin’s first job, was
a ski lift operator on Strawberry chairlift at Sunshine Village. After a year, he took a job as Consultant
Engineer with Underwood McLellan, and fell in love with the mountains around
Banff, Canmore and Spray Lakes. He then
took a position as Consultant with Phillips Brothers Land Development Ltd.,
Phillips Development 1 Ltd. and Trans World Oil & Gas Ltd., and due to
success, advanced to Vice President of the consortium. Colin developed Phillips
Industrial Park, and negotiated the leasing and construction of the Energy
Resources Conservation Board building in downtown Calgary. He substantially increased oil and gas
revenue in the Oil and Gas company. Colin continued to work on the
incorporation of Spray Lakes, Mt. Sparrowhawk, as a venue for the Calgary bid
for the 1988 Olympics. After Calgary,
won the bid and Sparrowhawk was excluded as a venue, he and Colleen moved to
Salt Lake City, Utah where Colin became President of Snowbird Development
Corp.
Dick Bass, owner of Snowbird Ski Area, wanted to build a hotel
and conference center. This was a monumental task, due to the ski area being in
the corridor of the Wasatch fault earthquake zone, lack of water supply in the
event of a fire for such a large development, and no gas line up Little
Cottonwood Canyon. Colin effectively
negotiated with all affected players, which then allowed for this massive
development. One of the main obstacles
was that the state wanted a back-up water supply in the event of a fire. Colin developed a massive steel and concrete
bulkhead, sealing an old silver mine which allowed several thousand cubic feet
of water to be stored behind it that kept it from draining until needed. For
this engineering feat he won the United States Department of Energy Innovation
Award in 1986 which was awarded to him in Washington D.C. He also incorporated
the original cogeneration plant that supplies its own power and then recycles
waste heat created from power production to warm its buildings and water. Colin was also part of Utah’s unsuccessful
Olympic bid in the 1980’s.
In Colin’s spare time he studied and completed a Doctor of Business Administration degree (DBA) from Pacific Western University. He was proud of all his family’s accomplishments but was especially proud of grandson Nathan when he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science at UofC and accepted a position in Vancouver.
Colin and Colleen travelled and skied at many ski resorts throughout Europe, U.S. and Australia. Colin was a member of the Volunteer Ski Patrol at Sunshine Village in the 1970’s and 1980’s. He was also active in various Calgary tennis clubs in later life. Colin lived an active and full life until his diagnosis of dementia. The family would like to thank the staff at Newport Harbour Care Centre, for the care that Colin received. A special thank you to Patty who has a special gift in handling dementia patients.
Colin was always interested in medical innovation and it was
his wish to have his body donated to the Cumming School of Medicine.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Newport Harbour Care
Centre, Harbour Hall, 10 Country Village Cove NE Calgary, Alberta T3K 6B4 on
Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 1:00 pm .
In Lieu of Flowers, please donate to your local SPCA.
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Toni Henderson
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time