Educator.
Born at Fisher Branch on 24 August 1913, he taught at a succession of schools in rural Manitoba, including Fisher Branch School, Cooks Creek School, Cromwell School, and Thalberg North School (1939-1941). He was the Principal of Ladywood School (1944-1950) and Cloverleaf School (1952-1954). In 1954, he moved to Winnipeg where he was associated with Schreyer Equipment while teaching in the North Kildonan School District and River East School Division, including at Lord Kitchener School / John Pritchard School (1954-1957, 1958-1959, 1962-1967) until early retirement in 1971. He died at Winnipeg on 16 June 1991 and was buried in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery at Cooks Creek.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 1991, page 29.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 February 2023
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