One of the passengers believed he stabbed him 50-60 times. Vince had a large hunting knife and was stabbing Tim in the throat and chest over and over again. He put his bag in the overhead compartment and sat next to Tim. They sat together for half an hour until the other passengers saw Vince standing and they heard what was described as a "blood curdling scream." The passengers described the man as tall, wearing sunglasses and seemed perfectly normal. Tim had been on the bus for nineteen hours at that point. But at some point during the journey, at around 8pm, he moved to the back of the bus and sat beside Tim. The man, forty year old Vince Li, got on the bus a number of stops after Tim, on the last leg of the journey, and had initially sat at the front of the bus. Tim was just in front of the restroom, sitting with his headphones on and leaning against the window trying to sleep when a man walked down the aisle and stood beside him. As the bus traveled past Portage la Prairie, about 70km west of Winnipeg, a lot of the passengers tried to get some sleep as it was getting dark. The Legend of Zorro was on the television on the bus. He exchanged pleasantries with some other people on the bus and then put his headphones on to listen to some music. It was a long journey from Edmonton to Winnipeg and he chose to sit alone at a seat at the back of the bus. That day, the 30th of July, Tim got the bus at midnight. He wasn't materialistic and the things he loved the most were listening to music and his pet iguana Little Timmy. He loved talking to people and hearing about their lives and had many friends. The carnival provided him with some freedom and through the carnival, he had the opportunity to meet many different people each night. He didn't want to be tied to one place and one job for long. He got bored doing different jobs and much preferred to experience and live life instead of just going through the motions. Working at the carnival was the ideal job for Tim at that point in his life. Tim was on his way home to Manitoba after working at a carnival in Alberta. The bus was bound for Winnipeg, Manitoba and the route was along the Yellowhead Highway and through Saskatchewan. Twenty two year old Tim McLean got on to the 1170 Greyhound bus at Edmonton, Aberta, Canada. It stopped, and it took a long time to really want to get up every day." And it was so maddening to me that the whole world didn't just stop. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Marjorie McLean, his father and mother-in-law, Ernest and Ethel Hall, and several aunts and uncles."Nothing changed for everybody else. He is survived by his wife Pat of Devils Lake, ND children Sara (Aaron) Bruce of Bozeman, MT, Chad McLean of Devils Lake, ND, Ryan McLean of Grand Forks, ND and Lindsey (Mark) McLean Egan of Duluth, MN grandchildren Taylor, Eli and Emery Bruce his brother John McLean of Walhalla, ND and sisters Marc (David) Borden of Knoxville, TN and Lori (Gary) Wirth of Munich, ND and many loved nephews and nieces. He was a fighter until the very end and his family will miss him dearly. There was nothing he loved more than his wife, his children and his grandchildren. He was always quick with a joke and no one escaped his teasing. He built a cabin with his sons where he enjoyed spending time each summer with his family. Tim enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and gardening. He started working at Robertson Lumberyard in Munich, ND and later moved to Devils Lake and worked as Manager at Great Plains, UBC and later ProBuild. He worked in the lumberyard business his entire life. He was united in marriage to Pat Hall on July 7, 1973. Tim served with the North Dakota Army National Guard at Cando, ND for a time. He graduated from Munich High School in 1969. Tim McLean was born May 18, 1951, to John “Jack” and Marjorie (McArthur) McLean. Special Music by Lynne Webster and Sherry Kurtz. Serving as Casket Bearers for Tim will be Brandon Hall, Scotty Schmaltz, Jamie McLean, Jason McLean, Jonathan Wirth and Jeff Skaar. Visitation on Friday will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. with a Prayer Service on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Thursday beginning at 4:00 p.m. Military Honors will be accorded by the Neathery-Simensen Post #756, Devils Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars and the North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team. at the First United Methodist Church, Devils Lake with Rev. “Tim” McLean, 62 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Monday evening, Jat Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with family at his side.įuneral Services for Tim will be held on Friday, Augat 10:30 a.m.
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