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Jack Poole Dead at Age 76

Jack Wilson Poole, the chairman of the Vancouver Organizing Committee and a long-time developer, died, of pancreatic cancer, in the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2009, in Vancouver. He was 76.

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Jack Poole at age three.



With sister Betty, brother George, father John and mother Edith in 1942.



On his Saskatchewan stoop at age 16.



In Daon’s Vancouver offices in 1979.



Curling at the Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver, 1958.



With wife, Darlene.



In Prague with Gordon Campbell.



With VANOC CEO John Furlong.



At the 2010 announcement with David Podmore, Hedy Fry, Charmaine Crooks and Gordon Campbell.



In Maui with Joe Houssian and Bob Lee.



At home with Bandit and Shadow.



Jack Poole, photographed here on his Mission estate, grew up in a Saskatchewan house without electricity or running water.


Jack Wilson Poole, the chairman of the Vancouver Organizing Committee and a long-time developer, died, of pancreatic cancer, in the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2009, in Vancouver. He was 76.

“British Columbia and Canada have lost a great friend,” said Premier Gordon Campbell of Poole’s passing. “In the life of British Columbia and Canada, few citizens reflect the generosity of spirit, the commitment to the public good and the undying dedication to public well-being that was exemplified by Jack Poole. His was an example of leadership, strength and integrity that is unmatched in my recollection.”