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Memorable Manitobans: Ronald Walter Baron (1935-2021)
Educator.
Born at Carlowrie on 31 May 1935, son of John and Mary Baron, he began teaching in the Winnipeg School Division in 1953, including at Kent Road School (1953-1956), William Whyte School (1956-1959), John Dafoe School (1959-1962), Rockwood School (1962-1963), and Andrew Mynarski VC School (1964-1967). He served as Vice-Principal of Isaac Brock School (1968-1972) and Principal of Aberdeen School (1972-1976), Elmwood High School (1977-1990), and St. Johns High School (1990-1993). In 1954, he married Jean Fostey and they had three sons. In 1993, he retired to Kamloops, British Columbia where he was President of the Kamloops Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1993-2015) and a member of the Kamloops Seniors Curling Club (24 years). He died at Kamloops in August 2021 and was buried there.
Sources:
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 August 2021.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 July 2022
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