Memorable Manitobans: Donald Edward “Don” Perry (1936-2004)

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Donald Edward Perry
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Electrician, municipal official.

Born at Windsor, Ontario on 31 August 1936, son of Horace and May Perry, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served overseas in Germany and France. Upon his return to Canada, he worked for 28 years as an electrician for the Canadian National Railway, based in Transcona. He served as a councillor for Transcona (?-1971) and Winnipeg (1972-1977), and President of the Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (1974-1975). He died at Winnipeg on 24 June 2004.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 28 June 2004.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 16 December 2023

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