Gerald Bracey, 1946
Description
- Creator
- Ruddy, Marjorie G., Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white portrait photograph of Gerald Bracey (1929-2001).
- Notes
- Gerald Bracey was born at Oshawa on August 26, 1929, and he moved to Whitby in 1936. He attended the Whitby High School where he was a champion athlete, specializing in running. He won the Langevin Cup for the quarter mile race three times, 1945-1947. He competed in local, provincial and national track and field competitions until 1949 when a broken achillies tendon ended his racing career. He was inducted into Whitby's Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. Gerry married in 1953 and left Whitby for Toronto, where he had a 45 year career in the food and drug business. He retired as Executive Vice President of Sun Pac Foods after 17 years with the company. In 1964 he obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Toronto. Gerald Bracey died at Oakville on September 21, 2001.
- Date of Original
- 1946
- Dimensions
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Width: 8 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 8cm
Image Height: 10.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-009-510
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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