Colin W. Elliott

March 20th, 1950 - April 9th, 2020

Colin's Memory Wall

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As we grow up we all have expectations for ourselves. Our personal feelings of success ride on whether or not we meet those expectations. Colin wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember and with some fits and starts he achieved his goal. We who knew him were happy for him and admired his intelligence and tenacity. I am happy to learn that he had a close relationship with his nieces and nephews for he was a good man, engaging, honest and caring. I regret that their time has been cut short. Good bye "Conan"

James Stibbs

April 14th, 2020 at 1:21pm

Colin has been my friend since my first memories. We grew up across the street from each other on Chippewa Street. I have always felt fortunate that we had such a great group of kids in our neighborhood. We called ourselves the Chippewa Indians. Colin was a founding member. Our parents built us our own baseball field. It was the 1950s and it was great. I haven’t lived in Buchanan since high school, but Colin always stayed in touch. Back in 1996 when I had some serious surgery Colin called to make sure I was ok. In 2018 when my Mom passed away Colin called to check on me, three times. I called Colin a couple of weeks ago. I knew his heath was not good and I was calling to talk to my old friend one last time. I was nervous. The conversation started like this: “Hey Colin” “Bob, do you know of any good short term investments”. Wow, as you can tell, Colin’s quick wit and sense of humor never faltered. I know I will miss Colin and think of him often. He was a very special person and friend. Larry, Gary and Mac and Family please accept my sincere condolences, I am so sorry for your loss. Sincerely, Bob Stibbs

Bob Stibbs

April 13th, 2020 at 5:11pm

I would have to write a book to fully remember Colin. As a friend he was always there for me thru thick and thin regardless of the circumstances, no questions asked-ever. Colin introduced me to reading for pleasure in the 3rd grade. Tom Swift and the Hardy Boys were our go to. I knew he was the smartest kid in class (and the toughest) so I made up my mind to be well read like him, a pass time I still enjoy. Here’s a little of Colins humor. We were in elementary school walking home one day, Colin asked me if I knew what 1585 times 4689 (or something like those numbers) was and of course I didn’t know and he would rattle off some huge sum, I told him he had memorized that and he said you choose the numbers, and kept rattling off answers. After a while it dawned on me he was making all this up, he turned to me and smiled an said “what took you so long”? A prime example of Colin’s humor. He will be missed.