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Richert, George E., 1936-2016
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1936-2016
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He served as board chair of MCC Canada in 1993 and was on the joint MCC Canada and U.S. board from 1993-99. He served with MCC in various roles internationally along with his wife Pearl. He worked as interim country representative for Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Israel from 2004-07; interim regional representative in the Former Soviet Union from 2008-09; and interim country representative for Ukraine-Russia-Kazakhstan in 2011.
He had a long career in education and administration with Mennonite institutions. He taught in a one-room classroom in rural Saskatchewan, as a professor at the University of Regina, and internationally in Nigeria. He was president of Menno Simons College from 1992-2001 and was one of the three founding presidents of Canadian Mennonite University. Richert was vice-chair of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, the predecessor of Mennonite Church Canada.
Source: Canadian Mennonite
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educator and advocate for peace, justice and service
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GRANDMA ID: 95637
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See obituary for George Richtert, 1936-2016. Parkside Funeral Home.