Memorable Manitobans: Linda Tooley (1948-2009)

Businessperson, civil servant.

Born at Winnipeg on 27 July 1948, daughter of Doris Semeniuk (1921-2004) and Bill Pankiw (?-1994), she grew up in Winnipeg’s North End, attending Margaret Scott School, King Edward School, and Technical Vocational School (Tec Voc). She worked in radio, advertising, retail and during the 1980s, and operated “IF you have to get dressed in the morning”, a vintage clothing store on Corydon Avenue. For the last decade of her life, she was film liaison for the City of Winnipeg Film and Special Events Office, negotiating city services for the making of films, videos, commercials, and major motion pictures. She was married to Reid Dickie for 33 years. They had no children. She died of cancer at Winnipeg on 25 December 2009.

Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:

MHS Features: Homes for the Holidays, 2007

MHS Features: School Holidays, 2008

Sources:

Obituary [Doris Pankiw], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 2004.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 December 2009.

This page was prepared by Reid Dickie and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 August 2023

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