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Eldon Brown believed in the value of a good education.
Eldon, who was 95 when he died on Sept. 25, was born in Burnside, Man., and grew up in a small community of farmers.
Life was tough. There was no electricity or plumbing in his home, and his dad died when Eldon was only 10. But during those tough years he learned the value of an education.
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Eldon boarded in Portage la Prairie for his senior high school years before moving to Winnipeg and attending the University of Manitoba.
He articled with an accounting firm in Winnipeg graduated as a Chartered Professional Accountant in 1954, the same year he married Mavis.
While he was rising through the ranks at Price Waterhouse to become a partner specializing in corporate tax, he and his wife had three children.
Eldon also served as president of the Manitoba Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants and was appointed to serve on its discipline board panel.
Eldon never forgot how education got him the career and the life he had. That’s why, between his children and grandchildren, Eldon paid for 48 years of post-secondary education.
As a chartered accountant, it likely was the best monetary decision Eldon could make.
Eldon was predeceased by his first wife, and is survived by two daughters and one son, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, his second wife Mary Edwardsson, and her son and daughter and two grandchildren.
Read more about Eldon.
How They Lived
Diane Maryk spent many years in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Diane, who was 79 when she died on Sept. 22, rose to become manager at one of the city’s past iconic restaurants: the Valley Room at Eatons.
She later worked for Miracle Janitor Services and went on to own it from 1999 to 2017.
Read more about Diane.
Perry Ginakes helped serve many meals to Winnipeggers.
Born in Greece, Perry came to Winnipeg to reunite with his siblings and went on to own restaurants with them as well as with his family.
Some of the restaurants he owned include the Thunderbird, Town and Country, the Rib Shack, and Perry’s.
Perry died on Oct. 1, at age 83.
Read more about Perry.
Guyanne Chaddock was known as Madame to generations of French students.
Guyanne, who was 77 when she died on Sept. 29, was a parent and activist with Canadian Parents for French.
After launching a French immersion program in Thompson, she began helping as a substitute teacher with it. After completing her master’s degree, she went on to teach Grade 6 French, guiding hundreds of students through the years.
Read more about Guyanne.
Allan Holm worked in insurance.
Allan, who died on Sept. 26 at age 85, first worked with Sovereign Life in Winnipeg and then as its office manager in Toronto.
He returned to his hometown of Lac du Bonnet, Man., to work with his brother before buying the Powerview insurance agency.
While there, Allan also served as the Village of Powerview’s secretary treasurer for 15 years.
Allan later bought the Lac du Bonnet agency and expanded his operations to Selkirk, Pinawa and Seven Sisters.
He was one of the first to earn the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation and sat on the board of the Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba.
Read more about Allan.
Lawrence Johnson researched what to do with nuclear waste.
Lawrence, who was 75 when he died on Sept. 17, won a gold medal for chemistry at the University of Lethbridge and was enrolled in a graduate degree in fluid mechanics at McGill University when he dropped out to join Atomic Energy of Canada in Pinawa.
There, Lawrence worked as a scientist and department manger for nuclear waste research for 20 years.
He later worked in nuclear waste research at Switzerland’s National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste and wrote more than 120 papers on the subject.
Read more about Lawrence.
Donald Marshall was a business owner.
Donald, who died on Sept. 23 at 92, was working at the Winnipeg Water Works Company when he decided to own his own business.
He went on to own several, including the Patricia and Bell Hotels and ABC Temporary Help. He also owned and raced horses at Assiniboia Downs.
Read more about Donald.
A Life’s Story
Dr. Ian Sutherland was a brilliant leader in nuclear medicine and academia.
Ian, who was 92 when he died in January, earned a master’s degree in physics and then a medical doctorate.
Sutherland as senior vice-president, medical at HSC, 1990. (Supplied)
He worked for Atomic Energy of Canada, advising on the medical and biological effects of radiation, before becoming the head of the section of nuclear medicine at the Health Sciences Centre and serving as an associate professor at the University of Manitoba. He was vice-president of the HSC when he semi-retired in 1997.
“He was very talented, very easy to get along with, a gentleman and a great leader,” said Dr. Ted Lyons, an Order of Canada recipient who worked with Sutherland at the university.
“He was very good at looking ahead and promoting new technologies in all of the various areas.”
Read more about Ian’s life in our weekly feature.
Until next time, I hope you continue to write your own life’s story.
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