8025 Dennis Dart

1969 Review






Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to CPR conductor Jack and housewife Vivian.  Moved to Brandon Manitoba in 1952. 

 Education:

Vincent Massey Collegiate, Brandon, Manitoba

RMC BEng. (civil) 1969

RMC MEng. (civil/structural) 1977

 Military Postings

RMC kingston, 1965

Summer 1966, TechCE classification training CFB Centralia

Summer 1966, contact training CFB Borden CE Section

Summer 1967, contact training CFB Portage La Prairie CE Section

Summer 1968, Nav School orientation, CFB Winnipeg

Summer 1969, MILE officer phase 3 training, CFB Chilliwack

August 1969 posted to CFB Trenton CE section, various positions

Fall 1969, MILE officer phase 4 training, CFB Chilliwack

March 1971, posted to CFS Beausejour, SCEO (Station Construction Engineering Officer)

July 1973, posted to CFB Ottawa, base CE, Planning Officer

August 1974, posted to RMC Kingston, Masters in Civil Engineering, Structural

August 1976, posted to 1 Construction Engineering Unit, CFB Winnipeg

July 1980, posted to CFSME CFB Chilliwack (School Military Engineering)

July 1982, posted to BCEO CFB Chilliwack (Base Construction Engineering Officer)

July 1985, posted to DCOS MILE, Air Command Headquarters, Winnipeg

September 1987, official retirement from CAF

 November 1986, hired as Manager, Facilities and Maintenance, St. James-Assiniboia School Division, Winnipeg

 January 2012, retirement from St. James-Assiniboia School Division.

 Family

Married Linda Green, school teacher in Beausejour, 1974. Divorced 1992

Common Law, Betty Shale, school teacher in Winnipeg, 1993 to present

Children: We are fortunate that all children and grandchildren are living in the Winnipeg area.

Daughter Allison and Son Jonathan are both grads of U of M.  Allison is Pediatric Nephrologist at Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Health Sciences Centre (HSC).  Jonathan is a software engineer.  Stepson Mike is water and sewer technologist for a neighbouring municipality.

 Grandchildren:  Brody 17, Luke 14, Lexi 18, Kendley 13, Roan 10, Emmy 8, Maeve 5

 Dennis worked until his 65 th year.  He keeps active with various activities.  He played hockey into his 75 th year but stepped away  from the game due to some shoulder problems.  Winter activities include curling, X country skiing, virtual cycling, and duplicate bridge.  Summer activities include golf, cycling, and paddling.  Lots of time is spent attending grandkids activities, enjoying family gatherings and cooking.  Lifestyle changed this spring with the dreaded downsizing and sale of house and move into an apartment, less than 1 mile from the house we lived in for 30 years. 

 Since retirement from the school division, there has been a modest amount of travel on cruises, some bus tours and road trips, short vacations in Hawaii, cycle tourism, and cottage life on Lake Winnipeg.  









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