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Walter William Melnyk
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Educator.
Born at Winnipeg on 10 February 1935, son of Dymtro Melnyk and Pearl Melnyk, his career in education spanned 33 years, including service as the Vice-Principal of Salisbury School (1960-1964) and Principal of Sherwood School (?-?), Salisbury School (1968-1970), and Valley Gardens Junior High School (1974-1978). He went on to be Assistant Superintendent (Fall 1970 - Fall 1971) and Superintendent (Spring 1972 - Spring 1973) of the Mystery Lake School District, as well as Superintendent of the River East School Division (1980-1990), after which he retired.
On 23 June 1956, he married his high school sweetheart Marilyn Joyce Wilkinson at John Black Memorial Church and they subsequently had two children. He died at the Grace Hospital on 21 December 2009.
“Melnyk - Wilkinson,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 June 1956, page 24.
“River East appoints Melnyk,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 February 1979, page 16.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 December 2009, page C13.
“A historical look at River East Transcona School Division, 1959-2002,” River East Transcona School Division, 2018.
School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Mark Szymanski and Gordon Goldsborough for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 17 December 2024
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