Waldron Fox-Decent

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Wally Fox-Decent
Born
Norman Waldron Fox-Decent

(1937-07-22)July 22, 1937
Winnipeg, Manitoba
DiedSeptember 5, 2019(2019-09-05) (aged 82)
Montreal, Quebec
EducationBachelor of Arts, Master of Arts
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
Employer(s)University of Manitoba
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
AwardsOrder of Canada
Order of Military Merit
Order of Manitoba
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Rear-Admiral Norman Waldron "Wally" Fox-Decent CM CMM OM CD (July 22, 1937 – September 5, 2019) was a Canadian professor, mediator and advisor on constitutional issues and labour relations. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1959 and a Master of Arts in 1971 from the University of Manitoba. From 1962 to 1995, he was professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba. He joined the Canadian Naval Reserves in 1954 as a cadet at HMCS Chippawa. From 1987 to 1990, he was Chief of Reserves and Cadets for the Canadian Forces. He retired in 1996 with the rank of rear admiral. In 1989 Fox-Decent chaired the Manitoba Task Force on the Meech Lake Accord. The committee, struck by Premier Gary Filmon and made up of Members of the Legislative Assembly from all three parties, accepted briefs and heard testimony regarding Manitobans' thoughts on the Accord, a constitutional amendment package debated from 1987-1990.[1] From 1992 to 2005, he was chairman of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. In 1997, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba. He died in Montreal on September 5, 2019.[2]

Awards and decorations

Fox-Decent's personal awards and decorations included the following:

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File:Order Manitoba ribbon bar.svgFile:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:Canada125 ribbon.png
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:CD-ribbon and 3 bars.png

Ribbon Description Notes
File:Order of Canada (CM) ribbon bar.png Order of Canada (CM)
  • Appointed Member (CM) on 23 October 1997[3]
File:Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 10 July 1989[4]
File:Order Manitoba ribbon bar.svg Order of Manitoba (OM)
  • Appointed (OM) on 15 July 2003[5]
  • medal number: 054
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1977
  • Canadian version
File:Canada125 ribbon.png 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2002[6]
  • Canadian version
File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2012[7]
  • Canadian version
File:CD-ribbon and 3 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with three Clasp for 42 years of services

References

  1. ↑ Stein, Michael B. (June 1997). "Brock, Kathy. A Mandate Fulfilled: The Manitoba Task Force on the Meech Lake Accord,List". Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue Canadienne de Science Politique. 30 (2). Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Outreach Programme, 1990.: 307–338. doi:10.1017/S0008423900015456. S2CID 154967346.
  2. ↑ "Norman Fox-Decent (Obituary)".
  3. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Order of Manitoba – Official Registery[sic] List". Gouvernment of Canada.
  6. ↑ "The Queen Golden Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Senior Naval Reserve Adviser
1983–1986 		Succeeded by
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