Memorable Manitobans: David Gordon Creamer (1946-2021)

Cleric, educator.

Born at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1946, son of David Creamer and Ruth Keir, he was a member of the Jesuit order for 51 years. He served as Director of St. Paul's High School (1982-1988) and later taught at St. Paul's College where he co-founded the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Development (Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies). He founded the organization “Future Hope” to help people to transition out of the prison system with counselling and transitional housing. He died at Pickering, Ontario on 17 April 2021 and was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery at Guelph.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 2021.

We thank Samantha Eadie (St. Paul's High School) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 May 2024

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