Scott Rockley

Words always seem to fall short of the intended sentiment when I am confronted with the loss of a friend or family member. I have been thinking of the fond memories I have of working with Scott when I was a Silviculture auxiliary in Kootenay Lake in the 90’s. Scott showed his effective brand of friendly, professional leadership while serving up his unique witty sense of humour. I am grateful for the few chances I had to interact with him since. Too few.
Thinking of Gay and Scott’s family.

It was a joy to have had the opportunity to work with Scott over the past 9 years, and especially so these last two with him on our BCTS HQ team. Scott brought a calm, logical, can-do attitude to our workplace. Always willing to take on any challenge and quick to use his wry sense of humour at the perfect moment. Over his 25 years of public service, he developed a broad knowledge base across many disciplines. This, combined with a keen memory and wonderful people skills made him a trusted resource for hundreds of staff across BC. .

As this news continues to travel around our provincial offices, it’s very apparent that Scott has left a lasting impression with a huge number of our Forest Service family. The messages are of respect for his work, appreciation of his character and gratitude for having had a chance to know him and consider him a friend that will be greatly missed.

So surprised to hear of Scott’s passing. Scott first impressed us as a tech working for Appropriate Forestry out of Kaslo – so much so that we hired him into the BCFS family at Kootenay Lake as soon as we could. I think the only thing we ever taught him was prescribed burning – he taught us so much more. We shared a cash suggestion award on a contract management style developed locally – he will be sorely missed. Great skill, great humour just an all round great guy who could deviate with the best of us. We are thinking of you Gay and Scott’s family, so sorry, so sad, please remember all the good positive karma Scott gave so many people both professionally and in his private life.

Dear Scott’s family and friends, I wish to say a few words about Scott’s sudden passing. I was away on a business trip in Quebec City when I heard about the sad news. I had recently found out about Scott’s retirement and was planning on calling him upon my return to go out for lunch and take the opportunity to thank him for all the work he did when he worked with me. Scott was one of my main help desk support staff for over 7 years prior to taking his latest assignment with BC Timber Sales. I remember when he moved on to BCTS, I was very happy for him that he was finally getting back into forestry but also very sad to see him leave as he truly was the best. He had asked me to be one of his reference and I told him “are you sure you to trust me, you know I would prefer to keep you for myself”. Truthfully, I was happy for him and happy to help anyway I could. Scott was excellent at what he did, quick on his feet, helpful, very smart and he had such a great sense of humor. I just want to say that Scott is being well remembered and will be greatly missed. I feel honored that I had the pleasure to work with him for all those years. Please accept my most sincere and deepest sympathy.

I was so very sad to hear of Scott’s passing. He was kind, calm, thoughtful, and I cannot even begin to imagine him without a smile on his face. Scott was quietly inspirational in that he made me want to be more like him. He definitely made the world a better place, and he will be missed.

I never met Scott in person, only in email, and over the telephone. But, I tell you he was very personable in his emails to the point where I felt like I was talking to him face to face in the same room. He got to the point, but was never pushy or overbearing in his correspondence. He was always friendly and cordial even in the face of difficulty when I was sourcing information for him. He had a special something.

You were an amazing co worker, hard worker, dedicated,and smart. You made me laugh,and you made sure our group went for coffee everyday:)

Thanks for all your support here at BCTS and for always being so helpful.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Very disheartened to hear the news of Scott’s passing. I have not seen Scott for many, many years but I have some grand memories. I first met Scott as a classmate in grade 7 at Simon Fraser junior high school in Calgary. We were in the same class together through grade 9. We had a pretty tight group with Scott, Al MacDonald, Ron Welsh, Henry Bruce and myself going through a lot of early teen adventures together…lots of craziness and lots of laughs. I can also remembering a bunch of us working for Scott’s dad a few times out at Western Stone, unloading loose landscape rock from flatbed trailers. Very hard work. I’m sure that we spent the money on record albums. We all shared a common interest in music and spent lots of time down in Al MacDonald’s parent’s basement shooting pool and listening to what we now call classic rock. My sincere condolences to all of the Rockley family.

I was very much saddened to hear of Scott’s passing. I had the pleasure of working with him on several Forest Service committees and projects and always found Scott to be willingly helpful and supportive. For me, Scott was a guy you could call for help on any of our myriad of technological problems and you always got practical answers and solutions. I always admired Scott for his quick responses and support. I always loved his great sense of humor which made working on issues so much more delightful. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the friends and family.

Not sure what to tell you my friend. There is nobody that I knew for so long and seen for so little that I miss so much. Conversations over the phone will not be the same any more. Remember “A short one” and then a lough.
Rest in Peace my friend.

Scott. I am sad now that I understand you are gone. We had some good times together in the Duncan River reforesting Rory Creek. Remember golfing in the dark and I got that 10 foot putt using Bob’s cell phone! Your insights into life will be missed. I never understood computers, still don’t, but you took a shine to them. Thanks for all your help over the years. I will remember you as always thoughtful and measured; as a former work mate and golfing buddy back in the day. Only time will tell and heal the loss your family feels. My heart is with you all. Be well. Hug each other. Take the time you all need to reflect and remember Scott.

I was so sorry to receive the news of Scott’s passing. Although I did not work directly with Scott, I did have the pleasure of recently being on a working group with him and I will remember him as a doer and innovator within our organization who always strived to make things work better for us. He will be greatly missed.

So saddened by this news. Scott’s a great guy. I first met Scott in 1991 and worked for/with him in the Kootenay lake Forest District where we rehabilitated and planted thousands of hectares of NSR land over 6 (or more) years. He was the Silviculture Technician there at the time. We logged hundreds of hours together up the Duncan River valley. Scott’s keen business sense, attention to detail and ability to see the big picture made the project a success and a pleasure to work for. Scott had a great sense of humour and we shared many a laugh together over a couple of beers after work. We fostered a friendship that lasted until today. The last time I saw him was March 2015 at the BCTS headquarters in Victoria. He was so looking forward to retiring. We planned to do a fishing up here in Terrace. Rest in Peace Scott 🙁

Scott was a great person. He was always friendly and understanding when I needed help learning something new, or needed clarification. He was a great team member that always had great ambition and ideas. He will be truly missed. Lots of love and prayers to family and friends.

Scott will be greatly missed………although I was just getting to know Scott better recently, he will truely be missed. I had the pleasure of working with Scott at a face to face meeting in Richmond, he added great value to our group, and was praised by many including myself. I am truely sorry for the loss of a great fellow and just wanted to express my condolences to his family at this sad time.

So sorry for your loss. I worked with Scott for the past few years from Nelson. Scott was a very smart and helpful man. He always had the answers to my questions. He will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.

I am so sorry for your loss. Scott was such a wonderful co-worker & friend to many of us in the BCTS family and he will be greatly missed. I worked with Scott for years on many projects and from his time in Vernon with Gay. He was always a valued participant and a key member of all of many of our working groups. At the last meeting we attended together, the whole group lovingly chanted “Hail to Scott” for the advancements he was making with our automated reporting. Personally he was one of the most pleasant and caring people I have had the pleasure of working with and getting to know. My heart is with each of you.

Scott was a great person and really great to work with. He was knowledgeable and a great resource. His laugh and dig in and get something done attitude will be remembered always. Sorry for the pain and loss you are experiencing, may time heal your wounds and you always remember the good times.