Biographical Data

Odette, Edmond George

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Title Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate UNTD) (RCNVR)
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Birth 01/01/1926 Death 17/11/2012
Place Tilbury Place Toronto
Area ON Area ON
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Honours CM;
Awards LLD;
Qualifications
 
Biography
He attended the University of Toronto.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCNVR 1944. In 1944 he served in HMCS York for UNTD. (He was demobilized.)
 
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Anecdotes
He graduated from St. Michael’s College in 1944 and the University of Toronto in 1948 (Bachelor of Applied Science). In 1951 he founded Eastern Construction Limited. Together with his brother Louis (Bud) they guided an outstanding group of professionals for over 50 years. Eastern Construction continues to have an unsurpassed reputation throughout the industry that stands for integrity, professionalism, quality and safety. Roy Thomson Hall, the Toronto Convention Centre and the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto are three of the many landmark projects Eastern Construction completed across Canada. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2000 and the Order of St. Michael in 1997. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Assumption University in 1970 and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Windsor in 1994.
 
References
Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://www.humphreymilesnewbigging.com/book-of-memories/1412626/Odette-Edmond/obituary.php;
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2014-11-23 12:22:53

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