John Angus Weir
He later moved to South Bend, Indiana, to continue his education. This resulted in him receiving his PhD in economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1964. Weir and his new wife, Ann, moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he took the position of professor at the University of Manitoba. His family moved back to Kitchener-Waterloo in 1965 so that Weir could take a position at Wilfrid Laurier University (then known as Waterloo Lutheran University) as a professor and chairman of the economics department from 1968 to 1978. He became vice-president of academics from 1978 to 1982, and then he eventually became the university's president from 1982 until his retirement in 1992.[1] While university president, Weir helped form the undergraduate music therapy program in the university's Faculty of Music on February 16, 1987.[2]
He is married to his wife, Ann, whom he married in 1959 at the age of 29. Weir has four sons: John, who lives in Waterloo; David, who lives in London, Ontario; Michael, who lives in San Francisco, California; and Gregory, who lives in Waterloo. Weir also has two sisters, Joan McCloskey, who lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; and Dorothy Bosley, who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He has a cottage in Prince Edward Island. Weir died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Obituaries - Aug. 28, 2007". Waterloo Region Record. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ "Evening was a mix of sadness and celebration". Wilfrid Laurier University. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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