Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver | |
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| Born | 1927 |
| Died | April 2, 2013 |
| ABM | Americas 1970 - 1984 |
Edward "Ted" Oliver (1927 - April 2, 2013)[1] was a Canadian Bahá’í who served as an Auxiliary Board member for the Americas.
Biography[edit]
Oliver was born in approximately 1927 to Harry and Ethel May Oliver.[1] In his youth he studied electrical engineering at Carleton University and Queen's University and he embarked on a professional engineering career working for several Canadian companies before ultimately becoming General Manager of the Wallaceburg Hydro Electric System.[1] In his personal life Oliver married Mary "Molly" Louise O'Donohoe on On July 21, 1951, at Scarborough with a Bahá’í ceremony and a Unitarian ceremony being held at the wedding.[2]
Oliver was an active member of the Canadian Bahá’í community and he pioneered within Canada to Peterborough, Ontario, between 1950 and 1951.[3] As of 1951 he was serving as the secretary of the Eskimo Teaching Committee from Peterborough.[4] As of 1954 Oliver and his wife were the only Bahá’ís living in Peterborough and they were hosting regular firesides and public meetings. Florence Mayberry visited them that year and five members of the wider community met with her through the Oliver's.[5] In 1965 the Oliver's pioneered to Quebec and as of 1967 Oliver was serving on the French Proclamation Committee of Canada,[6] and he spoke on teaching in French Canada at the Laurentian Summer School in July that year.[7]
In 1970 the Continental Board of Counsellors for North America appointed Oliver as an Auxiliary Board member for propagation assigned jurisdiction over Quebec and Labrador.[8] He continued serving on the Auxiliary Board for Propagation until 1980 when he was appointed to the Protection Board and he served as Protection Board member up until 1984 when he retired due to having to move from Quebec to Wallaceburg, Ontario, for his engineering career.[9]
In addition to his Bahá’í service Oliver also served with several other volunteer organisations such as the John Howard Society, Kiwanis Club and Music Festival, Transport 2000, the Wallaceburg District Chamber of Commerce, WAMBO, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Canadian Cancer Society, and the Sydenham District Hospital Auxiliary.[1]
In 2013 Oliver passed away and he was survived by his wife, five children, and a grandchild.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.cavanaghfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/Ted-Oliver/#!/Obituary
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No 21, p 2
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No. 18, p 1
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No. 25, p 5
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No. 51, p 5
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No. 212, p 12
- ↑ Canadian Baha'i News, No. 212, p 8
- ↑ National Baha'i Review, No. 34, p 5
- ↑ Text Baha'i Canada, Series 1, Vol. 5(6) p 24
