He will raise you up on eagles’ wings,
Bear you on the Breath of Dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His hand
Scott Kimball, author, historian, lecturer and master artist was lifted up in peace to receive his Father’s promised inheritance of everlasting life on July 23, 2008.
The thousands of mourners reaching out to us, expressing their feelings of the loss of Scott has been at times overwhelming but very moving. People of all ages, every walk of life, rich, poor, famous and the down and out; he treated all of them with respect and love.
No one walked away from Scott without getting a good laugh or hearing a great story - often it was both. He was wealthy in knowledge about so many topics and loved to share, especially with the children.
From childhood, Scott was studiously interested in antiquities, especially the artistic side of field sporting collectibles. Early on, he began creating his own versions of them – his first carving was a duck at the age of 6. By 10 he was fascinated with fishing and fishing plugs and later discovered fish decoys. He and his father, Art, in the late 70’s co-authored “Fishing Plugs of the U.S.A”, a book now in reprint and 30 years later still earning a 5-star rating from Amazon.com. Scott did a considerable amount of the writing in that volume and produced all of the delightful drawings throughout the book.
The Kimball family, in the 80’s and 90’s, wrote the first definitive volumes on fish decoys and fish decoy collecting with their Fish Decoy I, Fish Decoy II, and Fish Decoy III. Scott was key to the family collaboration, writing a large part of the copy in some of these volumes and also illustrating them with his signature drawings.
Scott loved history and was particularly intent on preserving, as well as sharing with the public the true history of Boulder Junction. This led him to spend a great deal of time and effort for two years arranging presenters and sending out press releases for historical programs that were very well received.
Scott Kimball was, above and beyond, an artist in the truest sense of the word. He was dedicated to bringing his visions to life. Scott created beautiful pieces, from realistic paintings to folk art animals, totem poles, baits, fish decoys and wood carvings of wildlife, fish and even a few local characters.
His favorite causes were promoting the Lac du Flambeau Ojibway artists and helping the Boulder Junction food pantry with fund-raising and hands-on help.
In addition to his immediate family, his mother Annie and his brother Brad (Tina); he left behind two “pound” dogs, Winniboozhoo and Grace Mercy; his loving partner, Molly and the rest of the Hegeman family, who counted him as one of their own.
The multitude of Scott’s friends are already planning events in his name. (Time and places will be posted at a later date.)
The Beatitudes … taken from the Sermon on the Mount
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven (Verse 3)
Blessed are the meek: For they shall possess the land. (Verse 4)
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. (Verse 5)
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. (Verse6)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Verse7)
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. (Verse 8)
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Verse 9)
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’s sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 10)