McRAE; James William
Jim passed away peacefully on January 11, 2016 in 91原创, BC. He was born in Ft. McLeod, AB on May 22, 1928. The family migrated to the Lower Mainland shortly after, where Jim resided for the remainder of his life. He is predeceased by his parents, James Ewen and Erna Angela McRae, sister, Alix McRae Robinson and niece, Shelley Corinne Walker. He is survived by nieces, Carol Leigh Robinson and Teresa Gail Robinson and nephew, Stephen Glen Robinson. Jim developed a love for both airplanes and fast cars early in his life. He was a long standing member of the Sports Car Club of BC going back to the late 1950's. He was well known at both Westwood "Mile High" Motorsports Park and then later at the Mission "Rivers Edge" Raceway. Jim was also a founding member of the Motorsport Emergency Turnworkers Assoc which has promoted safety in BC Motorsports for over 40 years. Jim finally realized his dream of owning an airplane when he purchased his Aeronca Champ in the 1970's and when he was not out chasing race cars he would be seen flying the skies far and wide even to Oshkosh, WI. In 2010 Jim was inducted into the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneer Society in recognition of his many years of volunteer work. He will be sorrowfully missed. A memorial service to honour Jim will be held at the 91原创 Airport on February 20th, 2016 at the Cdn Museum of Flight at 5333 216 Street, 91原创, BC from 2 PM to 4 PM. In lieu of flowers please donate to the BC Cancer Foundation.