NORMAN PETER NEIGUM

NORMAN PETER NEIGUM Oct 7/1957 to November 23/2024
It is with profound sadness that the family of Norman Peter Neigum better known as ( “Stormin Norman”) wish to announce his passing on November 23/2024 at St Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, Sask at the age of 67 years old.
Left to mourn is his wife of 40 years Darla Dorsett, His Daughter and Son-in-law Colby & Curtis Reschny and their children Andi, Noah & Nash, His Son & Daughter-in-law Shayne & Monique Neigum and their children Knox and Riggs. Brother-in-law Greg Dorsett & his children, Brett & Stacey Dorsett, Danny & Jadah Dorsett, Nancy Sinclair, David & Cassie Sinclair, Brother-in-law Dean Dorsett & Lin Christal and their children, Chad Dorsett, Michael & Stacey Dorsett & Derek & Allison Dorsett, Jennifer Christal, Brittany Christal & Devon Christal, Sister-in-law Vickie and Craig Newmeyer and their children Brady & Nicole Newmeyer & Brittany Newmeyer.
Norm’s Mom, Martha Neigum, His brother James & Janice Neigum & their children Sarah & Steve
Thompson, Royce & Kristi Neigum, Nicole Scott & Brad Whittaker, Tracy & Cameron Cooper, Josh & Erin Scott, Justin Scott, Brother Simon & Sherry Neigum and their children Tatum Neigum, Shayla Neigum, Keely & Kyle Cardinal, Ally & Austin Whitney & Noah Bigland, Sister Joan & Rod Deis and their children Jordon & Ally Deis, Shawn Deis & Amy Dutton & Evan Deis.
Also left to mourn are Norm’s many Aunts & Uncles, Cousins & Friends whom he kept in touch with, told many stories about and enjoyed the many phone calls over the past few years.
Norm was predeceased by his Dad, Sam Neigum on March 15, 2015.
Norm was born in Leader, Saskatchewan on October 7, 1957 and grew up on the family farm in Mendham, Saskatchewan. In 1969, the Neigum family moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta where Martha began a career at Sunnyside Nursing Home and Sam worked at Renbar Drilling.
Norm attended McCoy High School in Medicine Hat and was offered early graduation at the age 16 years old. He did a short stint at a glass factory, but soon joined his Dad at Renbar Drilling, where they drilled water wells. This is when Norm followed in his Dad’s footsteps and became a welder.
Norm’s love of drilling soon led him to the drilling rigs where he would work his way up the ladder as a Tool Push with various Drilling companies. Norm’s job with Tempco Drilling brought him to the Kindersley, Saskatchewan area in the early 80’s. By this time, Norm had a lot of experience in drilling oil wells & was deeply Proud of how he maintained his rigs with very little down time.
His work ethic was unmeasurable, his ability to weld & fabricate, trouble shoot & fix anything was where he excelled. Norm had a very innovative and engineering mind and was able to problem solve under the most intense situations. His ultimate passion was “making hole” and being in the record books for drilling the fastest hole in the Viking formation. Norm always said drilling oilwells was his true calling and that passion never left him.

Norm was a warrior in life, not only physically, but mentally as well. He could outwork and outwill most people with the end goal being “Getting the Job done” ! Norm always said the craziest thing he did in his life was fighting oilfield fires when he owned Global Firefighting. He always described oilfield firefighting as one of the most exhilarating and ” balls on the line” experiences and he loved the challenges and rewards that came with it. He described going to a place that not many could get to, when he would be hovering above a drilling rig on fire or a blazing well head or tank farm. He fought oilfield fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
In 1984, Norm met the Love of his life, Darla Dorsett from Kindersley, Sask.
His Daughter, Colby was born in 1985 and his Son, Shayne was born in 1990. Having kids changed Norm’s life dramatically, as being a Dad was what Norm referred to as his ” greatest accomplishment”. Norm was always a “Kid Magnet”! Colby & Shayne grew up in a very Special loving environment with a Dad who showed them how to have fun while being productive and hard working at the same time. All of Norm’s Grandchildren were blessed to experience his fun personality, his unconditional Love and they all grew up cruising around on the wheelchair on Papa’s lap.
Norm was consulting away from home and made the decision to start Neigum Hot Oilers in 1991, so he could be at home with his family. After several years of hot oiling, Norm sold the Hot Oilers and purchased his first winch truck and Good To Go Trucking was born. It wasn’t long and Norm added Good To Go Rentals to his portfolio. In 2013, Norm added GPE Fluids Management to his group of companies. Norm grew the company with his wife Darla in Kindersley & over the past 34 years have employed over 400 people. If you could put in a hard days work and have a little fun at the same time, Norm was a happy camper.

Racing was in Norm’s blood from a very early age and his love of racing never waivered. He started racing in the 90’s where he became a member of the Canadian Mud Racers Organization. His passion for speed and racing led him to start Good To Go Racing. Norm was ultra competitive which propelled a storied & illustrious racing career. Over the years Norm mentored his son, Shayne to become one of the most successful drivers with CMRO today. He also mentored many young people thru racing and was know as the “Godfather” at the race tracks, right up to his passing.
Norm’s will to live and to extend his life beyond the day of his accident (Oct 13/13) was evident every single day. Living with a spinal cord injury can bring profound physical, emotional and social challenges. For a larger-than-life guy, it was especially concerning because of his loss of mobility and freedom. Spinal cord injuries are very tough. Norm fought numerous battles with infections over the years but his desire to live, caused him to fight and claw his way out of every hospital to get home. His Love of Life was powerful, and his family, friends and faith were what fuelled him to be the best he could be. He always said “Life Changing, Not Life Ending!
Norm’s strongest quality was his generosity. During downturns in the oil patch, Norm would do whatever he could to ensure his employees were able to take care of their families whether it be butchering cows and splitting the meat up between them or gift cards to a grocery store. Norm helped a lot of people thru the years and was a major support system for his community and many surrounding communities. Norm was a recipient of a Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal last year for his philanthropy and outstanding contributions to his community.
Norm was a genuinely caring person and an inspiration to all those he touched. Although we are at peace with his passing, we will miss his unforgettable hugs, his gigantic sense of humour and his common sense & truthful approach to everything he did.
“There will never be another “Stormin Norman”