Educator.
Born in Poland on 11 October 1942, his family lived in Germany for four years then came to Canada in 1950 where they settled at Winnipeg. He taught at Sisler High School (1967-?) where he coached the basketball team and led them to two provincial championships. He was later the Vice-Principal (1979-1980) and Principal (1980-1986) of the R. B. Russell Vocational High School, and Principal of Technical Vocational High School (1986-1990) and Grant Park High School (1995-1999). He retired in 1999 to a cottage at Twin Lakes Beach on Lake Manitoba. During this time, he served on the Lake Manitoba Regulation Review Advisory Committee. He died at the Victoria General Hospital on 5 May 2021.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 2021.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 October 2024
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