EWEN, the Auctioneer, as he was affectionately known was ‘a true Lochaber man’, as was stated on many of the hundreds of sympathy cards which the family received following his death on October 10.
Ewen was born on the family croft at 72 Camaghael, to Lachie and Annie on December 29, 1945. He attended Banavie Primary School where, among other achievements under the tutelage of the legendary Walter Cameron, he was a member of the MacKay Cup-winning shinty team of 1956. It was something most young shinty players would give their hind teeth for.
He then attended the old Fort William Secondary School. He was also a member of the Scouts and happily recalled various trips they went on, especially one to Belgium.