Memorable Manitobans: John Laurence “Larry” Peachell (1942-2013)

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John Laurence Peachell
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Educator.

Born at Winnipeg in 1942, son of John H. “Jack” Peachell (1921-1987) and Adele “Dolly” Holmes (1921-2016), he attended the Manitoba Teachers College, graduated from the University of Manitoba (BA 1967), and became an educator.

His 37-year teaching career in the River East School Division included service at Sherwood School (1961-1963) and John Henderson Junior High School (1963-1968), working as a guidance counsellor (1975-1979) and Vice-Principal (1979-1983) at Valley Gardens Junior High School, after which he was Vice-Principal of Lord Wolseley School (1983-1985). He was Principal of Bertrun E. Glavin School (1986-1990s) and Birds Hill School (1990s-1998), after which he retired.

He and his wife Carolyn had two children. He died on 23 March 2013.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 2013, page B15.

Obituary [Adele Dolly Peachell], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 February 2016, page A26.

Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

We thank Victor Krenz for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 17 December 2024

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