Educator.
Born at Flin Flon, one of four children of Gerald McNabb Proudfoot (c1909-1972) and Helen Anne Owen (?-?), he came to Winnipeg in 1958 to attend United College (BA 1961). He taught at John Taylor Collegiate (1964-1965) and served as the Vice-Principal of Sansome School (1967-1969) and Westwood Collegiate (1969-1973), and Principal of Bruce Junior High School (1975-1979), Alexander Ross School (1979-1981), St. James Collegiate (1981-1985), and Sturgeon Creek Regional Secondary School (1985-1994). He retired from teaching in 1994. He was President of the Manitoba Association of Principals. On 18 August 1962, he married Sandra Margaret Dick (1940-2024) at Elim Chapel and they had a daughter and two sons, including Michael John Proudfoot (1967-2006). He died at Winnipeg on 15 January 2013.
Marriage registration [Gerald McNabb Proudfoot, Helen Anne Owen], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Wedding of Helen Owen was event of Saturday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 December 1934, page 5.
“Social and personal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 April 1935, page 8.
“U will award 1,387 degrees and diplomas,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1961, page 10.
“Proudfoot - Dick,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1962, page 32.
Obituary [John McNabb Proudfoot], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 December 1972, page 31.
Obituary [Michael John Proudfoot], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 December 2006.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 2013.
Obituary [Sandra Margaret Proudfoot], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 2024.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2024
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