Educator.
Born in November 1942, youngest of three sons of Roy Arnold Dow (1912-1987) and Eleanor Vera “Nell” McArthur (1921-2000), he attended Waskada School and received teacher training at Brandon. He was the teaching Principal of Wellwood School (1965-1967) and Libau School (1968-1971). In 1970, he was living at Selkirk when he received a BA degree from the University of Manitoba. Later, he was Vice-Principal and guidance counsellor at the Killarney Collegiate for ten years.
On 1 August 1964, he married Lois Margaret McCallum at St. Paul's United Church in Boissevain. They had two sons and two daughters.
In 1988, he was charged with sexual and indecent assault relating to incidents with students that occurred between 1977 and 1984. His teaching certificate was revoked. He was subsequently convicted of two charges and spent 22 months in jail.
Birth registration [Eleanor Vera McArthur], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Roy Arnold Dow, Nellie Vera McArthur], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Dow - McCallum,” Brandon Sun, 11 August 1964, page 5.
“U. of M. degrees for local students,” Selkirk Enterprise, 27 May 1970, page 3.
“Killarney school teacher faces sex assult charges,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1988, page 9.
“Accused admits receiving warnings,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 1989, page 3.
“Dow jailed 22 months,” Brandon Sun, 26 July 1989, page 1.
Bridging Brenda, Volume 1 by Brenda History Committee, 1990, pages 632-633.
Eleanor Vera “Nell” Mcarthur Dow, FindAGrave.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by an anonymous contributor.
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