Arthur Ivan Mathison, 70, of Calgary, Alberta, passed away on 23 August 2022. He was born to parents Ernest and Kathleen, on January 4, 1952.

He studied at Alberta Vocational College and graduated with a GED. While there, he organized a recycling program which garnered him a “Good For You” award from a local radio station, QR-77. He also took part in a promotional video for the college titled, “There Is A Way Out”.

Even though he was dyslexic, he was an accomplished zoologist, botanist, and ornithologist with an encyclopedic knowledge of these fields. He travelled the North American continent, taking care of the horses for stampede events.

His mother and father, Kathleen and Ernest, his brothers, Donald, Clarence, and Raymond, and sister Linda preceded him in death.

Arthur is survived by his friend and partner, Nola Giles of Calgary; his son, Justin Brown and daughter, Angelina Phillips; his brothers, Ernie and wife Shari of Red Deer, David and wife Susan of Neepawa Manitoba, Alex, and Michael of Calgary; sister, Sheeron and husband Rick Botterill of Fernie BC; and numerous nieces and nephews.

His funeral will take place at Queen's Park Cemetery, (3219 4 St. N.W.) Friday, September 2, at 1:00 p.m. Reception at The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 275 (755 40 St SE,) at 3:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to BARCs Rescue or the Alberta Cancer Foundation. To share condolences online, visit Arthur’s obituary on Everloved.com.

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