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Memorable Manitobans: Stewart Gibson Dack (1910-1969)Educator. Born at Winnipeg on 1 April 1910, son of of Stewart Dack (1866-1932) and Margaret Murray (1879-1951), and brother of John Edward Dack, he attended St. John’s High School and St. John’s College and graduated with a BA (1935). He taught at Suthwyn School (1935-1936) then joined the teaching staff of the Winnipeg School Division. He served as Principal of Knowles School (1937-1939) and a teacher at Machray School (1945-1946), Daniel McIntyre Collegiate (1946-1947), and St. John’s High School (1947-1964), where he was notably involved with their soccer program and retired in 1964. He married fellow St. John’s College graduate and teacher Gladys Marjorie Barr (1913-1989); they had no children. He died at the Grace Hospital on 30 July 1969 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Sources:Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics. Death registrations, British Columbia Vital Statistics. “Degrees, prizes to be awarded at convocation,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 May 1935, page 1. “Southeastern teachers hold social event [Gladys M. Barr],” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 October 1935, page 15. “St. John’s Tech is soccer citadel,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 1951, page 18. Obituary [Mark Barr], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 1960, page 5. Death notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 1969, page 2. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 1969, page 25. This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer. Page revised: 9 March 2023
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