Educator.
Born at Eden on 11 March 1925, eldest son of Albert Benjamin “Ben” Revel (c1892-1969) and Mary Jane “Mae” Sim (c1897-1971), he grew up in the Eden-Glenholm area and attended Glenholm School and Eden School. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was a bombardier.
After his military discharge, he worked for Manitoba Pool Elevators for several years, at Lavinia (1947-1948) and Lyleton (1949-1951) before becoming a teacher. He was the Principal of Birnie School (1952-1955), Wellwood School (1955-1957), and Kelwood School (1957-1959). He continued teaching at Stonewall High School (1959-1960) and Teulon High School / Collegiate (1960-1980). While teaching, he received BA (1959) and BEd (1961) degrees from the University of Manitoba. He retired in 1980.
On 28 June 1947, he married Mary Lees (1927-2019) at the St. James Anglican Church in Neepawa and they subsequently had six children. In the 1973 provincial general election, he was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Gimli constituency but was defeated by incumbent John Charles Gottfried. He later served as the PC Party President (?-1984) and chaired the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission for five years. A long-time resident of Teulon, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002).
He died at Teulon on 6 June 2008 and was buried in the Neepawa Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Albert Benjamin Revel, Mary Jane Sim], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Engagement notices [Mr. and Mrs. L. Lees], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 May 1947, page 13.
“Revel - Lees,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1947, page 9.
“Wednesday’s the big day for these U of M grads,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 May 1960, page 24.
“B.Ed.” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1961, page 53.
“Interlake School Division No. 21,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 June 1962, page 29.
Obituary [Albert Benjamin Revel], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1969, page 31.
Obituary [Mary Jane Revel], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 August 1971, page 41.
“2 appeal decisions reserved,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 August 1973, page 6.
Obituary [Thomas John Revel], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 1974, page 35.
“Gimli: an assessment,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 1977, page 1.
Birth notice [Jared Reid Revel], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 July 1984, page 52.
“PCs marshal election team,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1984, page 19.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 2008.
Obituary [Mary Revel], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 November 2019.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
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