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Jack Poole
Jack Poole, circa 2003
Born
John Wilson Poole
(1933-04-13 ) April 13, 1933Died October 23, 2009(2009-10-23) (aged 76 ) Alma mater University of Saskatchewan Occupation businessman Known for Leader of the VANOC bid committee for 2010 Winter Olympic Games
John Wilson "Jack" Poole , OC OBC [1] VANOC bid committee , was responsible for bringing the 2010 Winter Olympics to Canada.[2]
He died of pancreatic cancer shortly after midnight on October 23, 2009, hours after the Olympic Flame was lit at the beginning of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay , in Olympia, Greece .[3] [4]
Professional history [ edit ]
Poole graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1954,[5] civil engineering . He subsequently entered the field of real estate development (in which position he hired B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell , then a teenager, as a labourer; Poole later joked that he had given Campbell "his first job", and that by choosing Poole to chair VANOC, Campbell "gave me my last").[6] Daon Development Corporation the early 1980s recession when it was purchased by Bell Canada Enterprises .[1]
His father John "Jack" Poole was a grain dealer.[1] Blake Hawksworth , was a Major League Baseball pitcher . His granddaughter Erin Hawksworth is a reporter.[7]
Honours [ edit ]
Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza
Poole was made a member of the Order of British Columbia in 2003,[8] Order of Canada in 2006,[9] [10]
To honour his work and achievement for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics , the former Thurlow Plaza was renamed Jack Poole Plaza in his memory.[11] [12]
References [ edit ]
^ "Vancouver Olympic chairman Poole dies" . CBC news. October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009 .
^ "Jack Poole passes away peacefully" [permanent dead link
^ College of Engineering: Wall of Distinction Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the University of Saskatchewan
^ Winning name of his game: Jack Poole has a big challenge to bring Winter Olympics here Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , from The Province , January 27, 2002 (archived at IOCC.ca)
^ "Erin Hawksworth" Archived August 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at MyFoxBoston.com
^ "Order of British Columbia citation" .
^ "Order of Canada citation" .
^ Barkwell, Lawrence. http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/12003.Jack%20Poole%204.pdf
^ VANCOUVER CONVENTION ANDEXHIBITION CENTRE (VCEC) CD-1GUIDELINES - 100 THURLOW STREET
^ Vancouver Convention Centre | Jack Poole Plaza Archived June 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
Further reading [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Poole&oldid=1220984168 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 3 3 b i r t h s ● 2 0 0 9 d e a t h s ● D e a t h s f r o m p a n c r e a t i c c a n c e r i n C a n a d a ● D e a t h s f r o m c a n c e r i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ● C a n a d i a n p e o p l e o f M é t i s d e s c e n t ● M e m b e r s o f t h e O r d e r o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ● O f f i c e r s o f t h e O r d e r o f C a n a d a ● B u s i n e s s p e o p l e f r o m V a n c o u v e r ● U n i v e r s i t y o f S a s k a t c h e w a n a l u m n i ● R e c i p i e n t s o f t h e O l y m p i c O r d e r ● I n d s p i r e A w a r d s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s f r o m O c t o b e r 2 0 2 2 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h p e r m a n e n t l y d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m J u n e 2 0 1 9 ● P a g e s u s i n g T e m p l a t e : P o s t - n o m i n a l s w i t h m i s s i n g p a r a m e t e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 7 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 3 : 3 8 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
