Jim Tennant, a longtime member of the Alberta Newspaper Group team and former staple with the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, passed away in December.--NEWS FILE PHOTO
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The Alberta Newspaper Group lost a key part of its rich history just prior to Christmas.
James “Jim” Tennant passed away on Dec. 22.
Mr. Tennant started at the Medicine Hat News in 1975 in the classified department until he worked his way to manager of that department.
He took over the general manager role of the new regional weekly paper Prairie Post in 1998 which was first based downtown on Second Avenue. He moved operations to the Medicine Hat News location in 2000. The paper had gone through changes and grew for the 10 years he was there. He left in March 2008 after over 32 years at the News. He went to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede as sponsorship and marketing co-ordinator for a number of years.
“Jim was such a multi-level person. On the one hand, he worked so hard for the newspaper. He was creative, analytical, smart in business and extremely organized,” explained Ryan Dahlman, general manager of the Medicine Hat News and former coworker of Tennant’s.
“But then he was such a caring guy, too. He was concerned about his colleagues and would always be there and stand up for them. He was a such a strong family man and was so devoted to his wonderful wife Bernie and his two sons Jason and Brett. He spent a lot of time volunteering, too. He was someone to learn from and emulate. He had a lot of friends in Medicine Hat and you don’t replace someone like that. He was one of a kind.”
Mr. Tennant did not want a funeral at his request but any donations in his memory can be sent to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation, 1 – 020 HRIF-East, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1 or Canadian Cancer Society, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2P5. Condolences may be sent through http://www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading of Jim Tennant.
