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| Birth: | 1 May 1910 in Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death: | 28 Mar 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Charles Whitfield Watson ROSS b. 16 Jun 1877 in Molesworth, Ontario, Canada |
| Mother: | Jane Bacon GALLAWAY b. 11 Nov 1881 in Grey Cty, Osprey Twp, Ontario Canada |
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| Occupation: Teacher/Administrator |
| Education: B.Ed, M.Ed |
| Changed: 3 May 2003 |
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Kim was born in Rossburn in 1910 before the family moved west to Alberta. He attended school first in Lamont and according to his mother, he entered high school in 1924 and later went to Normal School...(I believe at Comrose in 1927 if stories he later told about he and his brother Embury being expelled for rowdy conduct are true). In the fall of 1929, he was assigned a school at Conrad, a one room school north of Floating Stone Lake (near Ashmont, Alberta) reportedly from 1929 off and on when the school was open, until about 1933. There is a School Inspector's Report (J.L. Gibault), dated April 29, 1931, which gives him a rating of 'good'... with 31 students enrolled in grades I-VIII. There is a photo of McKim which he labelled 'Conrad Collegiate '32' , which shows a log and mud school, with 28 students standing in the snow with McKim, who is holding a pair of cross country skis. He taught to fill in at Wostok, near Andrew, and also served as Dean at the Indian Residential School (which was United Church run at the time). He went to Alberta College in 1933 to complete his grade XII. During the winter, probably of 1933, he staked claims for the Ram River Gold Company.... taking his wages in shares which turned out to be useless as no gold was ever found. He taught at Vilna School starting in 1934 (according to Mrs. Ross). Apparently, the hockey games between Vilna and Ashmont, where his brother Gordon taught at the time, were legendary for their brutal play. He married Margaret Phillips (Peggy) who taught at Pine Knoll School, near Vilna. Here, both sons were born. In 1940 he moved to East Coulee, a coal mining town in the Red Deer River badlands just east of Drumheller, Alberta. The town was prosperous, as coal mining was a viable industry at the time, while agriculture was not, and teachers actually received regular pay. He enlisted in the RCNVR in September of 1943, training first at HMCS Tecumseh (which I believe was in Regina), and later at HMCS Cornwallis. He was promoted to sub-lieutentant in August of 1944 and was granted a watch certificate and served on board the minesweeper HMCS Fort William, which had been used to clear mines in the Channel for the D-Day invasion. The Fort William had set a British Isles endurance record by remaining 1587 hours afloat in operations and was one of eight Canadain minesweepers which cleared the path for US and British warships and landing barges during the D-Day invasion. TheFort William at that time was commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Hugh Campbell. He was demobilized on March 28, 1946, at HMCS Discovery in Vancouver; he took wife Peg there as a second honeymoon for his demobilization. He attented the UofA starting in the Fall of 1946, taking Hugh with him, and staying at his mother's, leaving Peg and David in East Coulee. At one point, at this time, he ran as a candidate in the Federal Election as the CCF candidate for Edmonton East. He did not win. He was awarded his B.Ed and M.Ed and began teaching in Edmonton: first at Oliver school and then Parkallen where he became Vice Principal before moving to Windsor Park school as principal. He retired from Windsor Park prematurely due to health problems (heart) and worked part time in personnel with EPSB prior to his death in March of 1968 at the age of 57. He was active in the Royal Canadian Legion, and served as President of the Montgomery Branch; he was also very active in the Alberta Teachers' Association, being in on its formation with John Barnett its founder. He served as Provincial President for two terms in the mid/late '50's. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council for two terms (1959-65) leading the polls his second term, this prior to the ward system being established. He had to leave politics because of increasing heart problems. He was, at the time, one of the longest 'inhabitants' of the intensive care ward at the Royal Alex Hospital . He had congestive heart failure, similar to his father and grandfather, which doctors attempted to improve by implanting a pacemaker. However, his health continued to fail and he suffered cardiac failure at home, and died. He had many friends and many interests. He was, according to his wish, cremated and his ashes scattered beside his cairn on the island in front of the cabin on Lower Mann Lake, which cairn was built by his friends as a memorial marker, and stands to this day.
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