John WELSTED

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WELSTED: Dr. John E. Welsted, B.Sc (Bristol), M.Sc (McGill) Ph.D (Bristol), Professor Emeritus of Geography, Brandon University, was born in Norwich, England on December 6, 1935 and died suddenly in Victoria, B.C. on September 21, 2009. John was predeceased by his mother and father and will be greatly missed by his wife Kathleen Georgison, his children Alison (Geoff), Ian (Kristina) and his grandchildren Gareth and Oliver. He will also be missed by his step children Kjirsten, Paul, Peter (Jen) and Hayley. John is also survived by his sister Margaret (Ron) and their family. John taught high school in Maidenhead, England and Oromocto, New Brunswick. He was a professor of Geography at Brandon University from 1965-1997. John loved teaching and writing, as is acknowledged by the many articles and research papers he has written. He retired with his wife Kathleen to Victoria where he spent some of the happiest times of his life. He loved living and walking by the ocean Apart from his family, two of John’s greatest accomplishments were co-authoring the book “The Geography of Manitoba, its Land and its People” and recently writing the ebook “Manitoba from the Air.” John was a wonderful husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend. He was a stoic, kind and generous man of quiet disposition and great integrity and he will be truly missed by all who knew him.A true “gentle” man.There will be no funeral service at John’s request. A celebration of John’s life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to: University of Toronto CJD Research Tanz Neurosciences Building, 6 Queen’s Park Circle West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H2.

As published in Brandon Sun on Sep 25, 2009