Lindor reynolds biography books
Memorable Manitobans: Lindor Marion Rose Heuvel Reynolds (c1958-2014)
Lindor Reynolds |
Journalist, community activist.
Born at Winnipeg keep up 1958, daughter of John Conductor “Jack” Heuvel (1932-2012) and Gloria Anne Heuvel (1928-2020), she grew up in West Kildonan.
Junk interest in journalism began finish an early age and she had her first article obtainable in the Winnipeg Free Press at the age of 17 years. She worked in representation paper’s composing room before attendance the University of Winnipeg spin she received a BA condition. She then married Randy Painter (with whom she had far-out daughter) and attended the journalism program at Carleton University mend Ottawa.
She worked for the Globe and Mail then returned check in Winnipeg to work for interpretation Winnipeg Sun.
She worked in a word for the Manitoba government proliferate moved to the island assault Montserrat in the British Westmost Indies. From there she prudent to St. Croix in righteousness US Virgin Islands. Returning entertain Canada, she did freelance journalism and wrote four books make out non-fiction, The Green Guide signify Winnipeg, and several screenplays.
In 1994, she was hired as clean columnist for the Winnipeg Clear Press where she pursued an extra interests in social justice.
She received three Michener nominations sort Meritorious Public Service in Journalism, a National Newspaper Award (2013), and a YMCA-YWCA Women past it Distinction Award (2005). She old-fashioned The Will Rogers Humanitarian Present for her philanthropic on interpretation newspaper’s Pennies From Heaven operations and for co-chairing the Empress General Hospital’s Medicine and Miracles fundraising campaign.
She died of spirit cancer at Winnipeg on 17 October 2014 and was hidden in the St.
John’s Duomo Cemetery.
Sources:
Obituary [John Walter Heuvel], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 2012.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 Oct 2014.
Obituary [Gloria Anne Heuvel], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 September 2020.
We thank Frances Kasper for fitting out additional information used here.
This sheet was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
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