Farewell Scotty Col: Bali misses you mate
Scotty Col (Colin Forrest), a Baliblog reader and genuine good bloke, passed away recently.
Scotty was a witty guy and had visited Bali, on many occassions. A Scotsman who emigrated to Perth Australia, he worked in Margaret River at a winery and seemed pretty content. Last time I met Scotty was September 12th, 2006, along with Steve from Perth. Scotty seemed perky, actually doing most of the talking, part of which Steve and I understood.
Scotty brought me a bottle of his wine, which was very sporting, asked about Ika and Jevon and seemed in good spirits. Apparently shortly after returning to Australia, Scotty developed a cough which turned out to be cancer. He passed away December 4th.
All this kind of stuff is a lesson. It says “buddy, you might not be around as long as you think, so better make the most of it.”
Bon voyage Scotty Col, drink one of those FREE Bintangs for us, in that Bali in the sky.
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Went to Scotty Cols funeral on 7-12 in Margaret River. His dying wishes were to be buried under a tree and that his friends celebrate his life rather than mourn his death.
He was buried under the biggest tree in the MR cemetry a majestic peppermint.
The wake went on for many hours and many yarns were told about Cols life and philosophys.
One of my farorite Colisms was that where ever in world he was he always felt right at home if he was sitting on a barstool.
Miss ya Col
Leith