Edward Sklair
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Greece: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at age 89. Predeceased by his brothers, Andrew and John Sklair. Survived by his wife Jean Sklair; son, David Sklair; daughters, Evelyn Sklair, Aileen (Steven) Szatynski;grandchildren, Danielle, Alexis, Jennifer and Steven; great-grandson, Jordan; brother, Samuel Sklair; sister, Mary Hughes; many nieces and nephews. Edward was a veteran of the Royal Navy during WWII. He was a member of the Ibrox Masonic Lodge in Glasgow, Scotland, a member of the Waken-Hubbard masonic Lodge No. 152 in Penfield, NY and founding member of the Tartan Square Club. Edwards visitation will be held Friday 9(Dec. 5) from 4-8Pm at Vay-Schleich & meeson Funeral Home 1075 Long Pond Road, Greece Chapel. His Funeral Service will be celebrated Saturday (Dec. 6), 11AM at Gates Presbyterian Church, 1049 Wegman Road, Rochester, NY 14624. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) in his memory. For more information and to sign Edward’s online guestbook, visit www.meesonFamily.com
Dave and family: My sincere condolences on your loss. This quote will hopefully comfort you: ‘A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share…’
Evelyn, So sorry for the loss of your dad. Just remember all the good memories you have. Your in are prayers.
Jean and family, I have many happy memories of you and Eddie. I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that we are all thinking about you
You were such a great loving couple, it was an honor knowing you.
Dad Sklair was by far the handsomest 89 year old I have ever seen! We will miss him terribly and are so lucky to have wonderful memories to keep in our heart. We keep you all in our prayers to help get through this sad time.
Love to you all.
Anna & Michael Koelsch
I told my children that Uncle Eddie had passed away. Although they were too young to remember the face they knew exactly where to look. They looked in the same place my heart always goes to when I think of my family. The Scots.
I didn’t have Aunts and uncles that were near growing up. But I had a huge Scottish family.
You can tell who your family is by the voices you remember, the Scottish patter in your head, the words spoken in an accent that bring pride when you hear them spoken from a stranger, and the bagpies blaring in the distance. These memories often sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks. My children, same as me, didn’t have many relatives, naturally, I gave them mine. My uncle Jack and Aunt Mary, Linda, Lori, & Vicki And the Sklairs : Uncle Eddie, Aunt Jean, David, Evelyn, and Aileen.
This was the family that I went to for every occasion: Weddings, holidays, and on hot summer days…for a swim.
See my family wasn’t promised a relative place to go to be with true family, but we were always promised a family who was true. Through weddings and deaths and births we celebrated. We danced in the rain in the backyard, we played bocce in the front, we stood behind Uncle Jack and Uncle Eddie when they were watching golf or Jeopardy, and sat next to Aunt Jean to hear her wit and banter in the most delightful way.
Today we mourn the loss of the ‘gentle man’. The kind, happy (need I say dashingly handsome) soul that was part of my family. The half of the wonderful pair called Jean and Eddie. The glamorous couple who attended all of the parties dressed to the nines complementing each other seamlessly and perfectly. They were the image of marriage. Perfection in a world of chaos. The true compliment of one another.
The reality is that we will grieve forever. One more member of our family has gone to heaven. We will never get over the loss of our loved one, we will simply learn to live with it. We will heal and rebuild ourselves around the loss of Uncle Eddie. And we will be whole again but we will never be the same. Nor should we be or want to be. We grow. Most of what loss teaches us is worth. And today I just wanted to share what it was worth to me.
Your family’s worth was of an incalculable value to me. You are my memories, my fondness, my sadness, my happy, my pride and joy. And today I learn another valuable lesson in what’s truly important.
Take pride in the fact that for so many years you created an extended family for four people absent one. You built memories of comedy and patter, a tradition that ignited pride in being Scottish. You created those goosebumps felt at the first sound of the pipes, a love of letting it all hang out on the dance floor, and sweet rediculous songs sung to babies. I remember the grace in your dance. The older generation showing the younger generation a dance we can simply admire but never duplicate. And for me, I take pride in one more generation born Scottish.
A true Scotsman has passed away but only in his absence can we see his unmeasurable worth. I wish I were able to be with you today. I wish I were able to say goodby. My family is mourning with you and remembering Uncle Eddie fondly. All our love to you.
Nico, Staci, Maggi, Ella, Xander, Aggi & Lizzi.
The Sklair family is a large part of our Scottish family any time you were in their company you knew this was a loved and happy place and they always made you very welcome. Eddie was a great mentor to me in Masonary and life and we will always have a place in our hearts for him, thank you Eddie for all you did for alot of us god bless, sadly missed Jim and Betty McCafferty
Dear Jean, Evelyn, Aileen, and David,
We are very sadden for your loss. We were always so grateful to have you as neighbors. Eddie always stood out as a gentle, handsome, friendly and very proud man. We respected him and looked up to him because of the wonderful person he was and the beautiful family he raised. We will certainly miss him and always remember him. He was one of the best.
Love, Bob & Magda
Butterfly Dreams.
A symbol of life and hope,
It lights beside us like a dream.
And for a brief moment it’s glory and beauty belong to our world.
But then it flies again, though we wish it could have stayed.
We feel lucky to have seen it.
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It was my honor to have been invited into your home during this very difficult time in your lives. My deepest sympathies for your loss.
Teresa