Educator.
He was the Principal of Oak Lake Collegiate (1966-1968), Miami Collegiate (1968-1972), and MacGregor Collegiate Institute (c1975-c1983). He and his wife Susan had four children, one of whom was Tilly Simpkin (c1960-2008). He died in early 1987.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Seminar,” Portage Leader - MacGregor Herald, 12 March 1975, page 10.
“Grades 9 to 11 hold awards day,” MacGregor Herald, 7 July 1976, page 10.
“School gym named for War Hero,” Glenboro Gazette, 16 March 1983, page 3.
“High school reunion brings nostalgia around a campfire” by Penny Ham, Brandon Sun, 29 July 1987, page 3.
Obituary [Tilly Simpkin], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 2008, page 27.
“Curling keeps residents busy,” Portage la Prairie Central Plains Herald-Leader, 8 March 2008, page 7.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 10 March 2024
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