Jack Diamond (Canadian businessman)
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Jack Diamond, CC, OBC, LL.D (1909 - March 25, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
Born in Lubience in Galicia, he immigrated to Vancouver in 1927. He bought a butcher shop and later created British Columbia's largest meat packing firm, Pacific Meats. He sold it in 1963 and formed another, West Coast Reduction, a tallow and feed company.
He was Chancellor of Simon Fraser University from 1975 until 1978.
In 1979 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, promoted to Officer in 1980 and was promoted to Companion in 2000. In 1991 he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
When he was 21, he married Sadie Mandleman and had two sons: Charles and Gordon.
[edit] References
- Friends remember Jack Diamond. The Western Jewish Bulletin. Retrieved on April 3, 2005.
- Jack Diamond - Vancouver. Order of British Columbia. Retrieved on April 3, 2005.
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| Preceded by Kenneth P. Caple |
Chancellor of Simon Fraser University 1 June 1975–31 May 1978 |
Succeeded by Paul T. Cote |
