Alan Hutchison was born December 20, 1950 in North Battleford to Lily and Bill Hutchison. He moved to the existing farm in 1955 with his parents and younger brother Alec. When he managed to get a driver’s license, he found employment at the Gardiner Dam construction site and helped build some of the connecting canals. Later he started work at Premium Feeds where he met up with his future brothers-in-law Ken & Keith Sinclair. He found road construction as a way to travel. This led to the Dempster Highway and the love of the north. There are also many a grid road in Saskatchewan and Alberta that Alan worked on. Alan met his future wife Gina at Gina’s grandparents Annie & Matt Parkinson where he was staying. They were quietly pushed together. Judge Policha gave Gina and Alan a life sentence December 23, 1980. Alan shared his birthday with his mother-in-law Olive Â鶹ÊÓƵgate. He and Gina were blessed with a beautiful daughter Andrea December 1, 1988. His trucking career took off after Andrea was born. He hauled tanks and all equipment involved in oil production and later fertilizer. Trucking also involved family along. We saw a lot of country from behind the windshield of a semi. Trucking was very important to him and he used it to allow him to travel here, there and everywhere. His world came crashing down June 15, 2005 when he lost his beloved daughter, from which he never recovered. In 2014 Alan was slowed down by cancer and all its treatments, but it did not stop him from travelling. Mother’s Day evening ended with Alan in hospital. In the afternoon hours of Monday, May 9, 2016, the family was called and at 10 p.m. with his wife at his side, he went to meet Andrea, his angel. Service Of Celebration And Thanksgiving For Alan’s Life was held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. From St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church with Minister Mrs. Joyce Salie. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.
