Donald Fleming, c.1985

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Creator

Unknown, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

A black and white negative of Donald Fleming.

Notes

Donald Fleming was born at Whitby, Ontario on 18 December 1932. In his youth he was a stock car racer in Whitby and was always interested in the sport. For more than 10 years (1975-85) he was a sponsor, coach and executive member of the Whitby Girls' Softball Association and coached many teams to league championships. In 1997 he was one of the founders of the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame and was its first Chairman for a number of years. In 1989 he jointed the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise, and was later named a Paul Harris Fellow. With the Club, he helped build the Lakefront Park at Whitby harbour. He was also a member of the Kinsmen Club of Whitby. He spent 13 years on the Board of Governors of the Whitby General Hospital, serving as Chairman in 1984-85. He was a lifetime member of that board. Mr. Fleming was a Barbershop singer for more than 25 years and his chorus won an International award in 1977. He operated a Shell service station in Whitby from 1960 to 1967, Fleming Auto Service from 1967 to 1969, and later Fleming Realty. He was named winner of the Peter Perry Award as Whitby's outstanding citizen in 2002. Mr. Fleming passed away on 5 January 2017.

Date of Original

c.1985

Dimensions

Width: 1 in
Height: 1.5 in

Subject(s)

Athletes
Automobile service stations
Automobiles
Business enterprises
Organizations
Real estate business
Sports

Personal Name(s)

Fleming, Donald

Corporate Name(s)

Rotary Club ; Kinsmen Club ; Whitby General Hospital ; Shell Service Station ; Fleming Auto Service ; Fleming Realty

Local identifier

A2016_017_020A

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8807192488826 Longitude: -78.9398142391395

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