Died peacefully on July 2, 2018, at Toronto Grace Health Centre. He is survived by Sheila, his wife of forty-seven years; his sister Sheila Glen; niece Gail and husband Douglas Edwards; sisters-in-law Winifred Duncan and Maureen Hedger; niece Sherry Hedger; nephew Robert and wife Lisa Hedger and great-niece Ashley; cousins Judith Pierce, Margaret Pound, Tom and Marilyn Pound, and Dorothy Macdonald; and an extended circle of family, friends, and colleagues.

Don was born on October 31, 1931 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and grew up in North Battleford and Saskatoon. After receiving his initial teacher training at the Saskatoon Normal School, he completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956. He continued his studies at Teachers’ College, Columbia University, New York, receiving a Master’s Degree in curriculum development and a Doctorate in Education, specializing in curriculum and supervision of schools. Between 1961 and 1964, he held an appointment as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. He moved to Toronto in 1964 to take up a position as a Research Associate at the Toronto Board of Education, and continued to teach part-time as a lecturer at the Ontario College of Education. In 1967, he was appointed as Educational Research Coordinator for the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, where he conducted research studies for the Board until his retirement in 1994.

Don and Sheila shared a full and happy life, centred on music, theatre, travel, their professional associations, and service to the community and their United Church congregation. Don was a fly-fishing enthusiast and a keen sailor, who enjoyed long hikes in the highlands of Scotland and painting trips to Haida Gwaii and Greece.

Friends may call at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E., Toronto, on Monday, July 16, 2018 from 10 a.m. until the time of Funeral Service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Metropolitan United Church or the University of Saskatchewan.