Sudbury Star, February 2, 1991 - p.D6
R. Errol Gibson
Funeral visitations will be held Sunday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for R. Errol
Gibson who died Friday, Feb. 1 at Sudbury General Hospital.  He was 64.
Born in Guelph, Ont., he was married in Toronto in 1949 to the former
Mildred Johnston.  He received his B.A. degree from Laurentian University in
1971 and Master in Education degree from Queen's University in 1974.  He
received an Ontario Teaching Certificate from Toronto Normal School in 1948.
He also received an Ontario Teaching Certificate in education in 1950 and
received a permanent supervisor's certificate in physical health and
education in 1955. In 1963, 1964 and 1965, he attended national track and
field coaching clinics at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont.
Gibson was an usher and head usher at the Capitol Theatre in Guelph, Ont.
from 1943 to 1944.  A veteran of the Canadian army with service in 1945 and
1946, he was an apprentice aircraft engineer and pilot for Cub Aircraft
Corp. of Hamilton, Ont. in 1946.   Gibson taught at Diamond Jubilee Public
School in Kapuskasing, Ont. from 1948 to 1953.  From 1954 to 1956 he taught
physical education at A.C.M. Breadner Public School, R.C.A.F. Station
Trenton.  From 1956 to 1984 he was chief physical and health education
consultant for the Sudbury Board of Education, where his responsibilities
included curriculum development, implementation and evaluation; in-service
programs for teachers; and demonstration teaching.  He was principal of
board-sponsored courses in physical and health education.  He was a course
director in 1982, 1983 and 1984 for three physical education courses held in
Sudbury for Nipissing University College, North Bay.  In 1972 and 1976, he
was principal of two physical and health education courses offered in
Sudbury for Ministry of Education certification.  From 1971 to 1975 he
taught track and field and organization and administration at Queen's
University summer school in physical and health education.  He was also an
instructor of physical and health education for five summers.  From 1984 to
his retirement in 1988 he was a professor of physical education at
Laurentian University.
Gibson organized and conducted Royal Canadian Legion public speaking
contests and scholarship programs.  He held numerous elected offices at the
branch, zone and district levels in the Royal Canadian Legion.
He organized a modified Little League Baseball league in Sudbury and raised
funds for the project.  In 1963, he started a track and field club and
continued to act as president and coach until his death.  Since 1966,
athletes from the club competed in Ontario and Canadian National
Championships through a club that stressed personal improvement rather than
winning medals.  He also organized and managed the 1977 Canadian Senior
Track and Field Championships held in Sudbury.
Gibson was a charter member of the Sudbury District Sports Central and
subsequently president.  He organized the first two Sudbury District Area
Games in 1972 and 1973.
He was also a charter member of the Northeastern Ontario Regional Sports
Committee and its first president in 1972-73.  He also helped develop the
Northeastern Ontario Regional Games.
In 1977-78 he was president of the North Central Region of the Ontario Track
and Field Association and participated at the regional level in the Ontario
sports plan project.
Gibson held a variety of elected offices in the Sudbury District Ontario
Public School Men Teachers' Federation and was president for two terms.  He
served at the provincial level in the federation's policy and budget
committee's.
In 1988 Gibson was manager and co-ordinator of officials for the II World
Junior Track and Field Championships in Sudbury.  In 1990 and 1991 he
co-ordinated officials for the OFSAA track and field meet in Sudbury.
Awards
1960 - named Sudbury's first Sportsman of the Year.
1966 - certificate of ment from Royal Canadian Legion zone H-3.
1967 - received City of Sudbury Centennial Scroll.
1974 - Graduate Students'Award from Queen's University.
1975 - certificate of merit from Northeastern Ontario Regional Sports
Committee.
1976 - received a second certificate of merit from Northeastern Ontario
Regional Sports Committee.
1977 - inducted into Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame; awarded a shield from
Northeastern Ontario Regional Sports Committee for contribution to
development of amateur sports in northeastern Ontario.
1977- awarded a gold medal by the Canadian Track and Field Association for
service in the sport.
1977 - awarded Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal by Governor General Jules Leger.
Beloved husband of Mildred "Millie" (Johnston) Gibson of Sudbury.  Loving
father of Kim of Toronto and John of Sudbury.  Dear nephew of Ethel Gibson,
Isabel Gibson and Jean (husband Jack Darlington) all of Oakville, John
 "Jack"Gibson (wife Lillian) of Florida and George Gibson (wife Mary) of
Michigan.

