Bryan Harvey Bjarnason
Bryan Harvey Bjarnason (April 2, 1924 – September 8, 2022) was a Canadian real estate and insurance agent and political figure in
Liberal
.
Bjarnason was born in
Foam Lake. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He received his pilot’s wings in 1944. In April of that year, his service took him to India where he was posted with the RAF #354 Squadron flying B24 Liberators along the Burma Coast. Bryan was also a member of the Goldfish club. He met the love of his life, Evelyn, in April 1947 and married her 3 months later, they enjoyed 66 years together – 50 of which they lived in Foam Lake. She predeceased him in January 2013.[2] Bryan lived the majority of his life in Leslie and Foam Lake .[1] His election to the provincial assembly in 1967 was declared invalid[3] and he lost the subsequent by-election held in 1969 to Neil Byers.[4]
Bjarnason died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 98.[5]
References
- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G (1964). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ Evelyn Mary Bjarnason obituary
- ^ "Kelvington voters decide today". The Phoenix. Saskatoon. June 25, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ "Leaders state wheat factor". Leader-Post. Regina. June 26, 1969. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Bryan Harvey Bjarnason". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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