Community activist.
Born at Morden around 1953, his childhood was spent in the Fort Rouge area of Winnpeg. He worked in construction and was a side boom operator for TransCanada Pipeline. After a severe injury on the job, he retrained as a network specialist and worked for North West Digital before serving the network administrator for Cambrian Credit Union until retirement.
On 24 February 1978, he married Donna Gaudhe and they had two children. He was an active Mason and served as Grand Master for Manitoba (2016-2017). He was also a member of the Knights Templar and Khartum Shriners. He was President of the Wheels of Hope program and volunteered for many years as a driver for cancer patients.
He died at the Victoria Hospital on 20 June 2024.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 June 2024.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 June 2024
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