Police officer.
Born on 10 November 1938, one of ten children of Edward Huff (?-1958) and Gladys Huff (1916-1987), he worked for the Canadian Wheat Board before joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He then had a 25-year career with the Fort Garry Police before Unicity amalgamation, after which he joined the Winnipeg Police Service. There, he was instrumental in establishing its polygraph division, retiring in 1986 with the rank of Detective Sergeant. He then started his own business, Huff Polygraph and Investigation, doing exams for businesses, law firms, and private individuals, and testing at fish tournaments in Kenora, Dryden, and Fort Francis. On 30 September 1961, he married Wilma Meryl Hunter (1935-2000) and they had a son. He died at Winnipeg on 18 July 2011.
“Mother of groom here from England,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1961, page 14.
Obituary [Gladys Huff], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 February 1987, page 43.
Obituary [Wilma Meryl Huff], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 2000.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 2011.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2024
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