Educator.
Born at Brandon in 1928, son of Alexander Dunbar (1891-1971) and Sarah “Sadie” Dunbar (1892-1967), he attended King George School, Earl Haig School, and Brandon Collegiate Institute. He also received BA and BEd degrees from Brandon College and the University of Manitoba.
He taught at Anola (?-?) and Minnedosa School (1949-1950) before joining the Brandon School Division in September 1951 where he taught at Alexandra School (?-?), McLaren School (?-?), and Brandon Collegiate (1958-1959). He also served as Principal of McLaren School (1959-1964), Earl Oxford School (1964-1966), and Valleyview School (1966-1968). He ended his teaching career in 1990 as a teacher at Betty Gibson School.
He died unmarried at his Pelican Lake cottage on 14 September 2001 and was buried beside his parents in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
Obituary [Sadie Dunbar], Brandon Sun, 3 July 1967, page 20.
Obituary [Alexander Dunbar], Brandon Sun, 6 July 1971, page 10.
Obituary [Donald Alexander Dunbar], Brandon Sun, 26 April 1980, page 21.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 2001.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 June 2025
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