Businessman.
Born at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1934, he was raised in Winnipeg. An avid hunter and fisher, his early career was spent operating a tourist camp in northern Ontario. By 1958, he was living at Thompson and was involved in numerous businesses, including a motel, A&W franchise, Gondola Pizza franchise, real estate company, travel agency, insurance firm, home construction business, and General Motors dealership. He was recognized as a builder of the city. He went into semi-retirement in 1970 and, four years later, he moved to Edmonton, Alberta where he started a home construction business, a chain of automotive transmission shops, a real estate agency, and a chain of over 50 pizza restaurants. In later years, he travelled between Edmonton, Vancouver Island, and Palm Springs. He died on 25 April 2012.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 28 April 2012.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 July 2024
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