10.06.05
Remember O.T.
He was never Mr. Anderson to me. He was O.T. I saw this picture in the hallway at Daniel when I was there for a meeting recently. It shows that after we left, he became Vice Principal for quite a few years. I was informed that O.T. is no longer with us.
O.T. always had a kind of sardonic grin on his face. An anecdote that might sum up his character was the time a classmate asked him why he had the little tuft of hair under his bottom lip. He pointed at it and said “You see that? All the smartest guys in the world have one just like it.”
dmci_dood said,
October 7, 2005 at 8:07 am
Sad to hear that O.T. is no longer with us. I still smile when I think of his assistant Charles “Butterfingers” Newman. I lost count of how many test tubes that he accidentally dropped. He would pick up a test tube that contained boiling liquid with his bare fingers and then while talking to the class he’d drop it and say “voops”…
Corey said,
October 7, 2005 at 4:26 pm
I remember the same thing about Newman (Neuman?). My favourite was when we were doing an electrolysis experiment, and he brought out the coveted probes. We’re they paladium, or platinum? Obviously I haven’t retained enough from my high school science. Anyway, I quote “Now you must be very careful with these probes. They are very fragile and very expensive. Each one costs us 18 dollars. When handling them, hold them this wa … oops.”
Pamela81 said,
October 22, 2005 at 12:06 am
I remember Charles Newman. Turned out he lived in the same apartment block my grandmother first moved into when she moved back to Canada after she retired.
alana said,
February 1, 2006 at 10:30 am
OT was the greatest VP. Always kind.
Janet said,
February 10, 2006 at 2:57 pm
I’m from class of 77 and our mission was to find out what O.T. stood for; he would never tell us and we could never guess. He was great.!
Corey said,
February 11, 2006 at 9:22 am
You know Janet, I used to know what the O stood for. I can’t remember now.
Tim Martinuk(81) said,
February 11, 2006 at 3:20 pm
I was working in OT’s family house a few month’s back. When I walked in there was a picture of him & mentioned I had him as a teacher. There was a few awards on the wall & if I remember them correctly it had the name Osmond Anderson for his participation on a race relations committee from the city.
Tim
dmci_dood said,
February 11, 2006 at 11:23 pm
Here was his obituary…
Osmond T. Anderson
Dec 7, 2002
O. T. Anderson passed away at St. Boniface Hospital, December 7, 2002. He leaves behind to mourn his beloved wife Lena, children Margaret, Franklyn, Wayne, Michele, also Malcolm & Joy, son-in-law Edmund, grandchildren Mackenzie, Veronica, Harrison, mother Adrina, and siblings, Livingston, Collin, Samuel, Ellis, Frank, Louise, Inez, Aunt Myrtle and cousin Sister Myr, and numerous relatives and friends.
Osmond attended Mico Teachers’ Training College in Jamaica. He entered the University of Manitoba where he received, Bachelor of Science ‘63, Bachelor of Education ‘65, and Masters of Education ‘77. He taught at Maverly School, Jamaica College, Viscount Alexander and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate 1964 - 1994 as a science teacher and later as an administrator.
Mr. Anderson contributed an array of voluntary service to the community as: twice president, Caribbean Canadian Association; president, Jamaican Association of Manitoba; chairperson, Manitoba Multicultural Resources Centre; Vice-President, Winnipeg Folk Arts Council; Chairperson, City of Winnipeg Community and Race Relations; Chairperson, Committee on Multicultural education, Winnipeg School Division; member & chairperson, Scholarship committee , Kiwanis Club; council member, Manitoba Heritage Council; member National Advisory Committee On Race Relations; government representative & alternate board member, Manitoba Intercultural Council; advisor to, Vietnamese & Laotian Association of Winnipeg; board member, Council of Caribbean Organizations.
He was a tireless and passionate advocate for human rights resulting in his decision to run as a candidate for the Manitoba legislature.
Osmond had the fervent belief that “A Life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Osmond will be sadly missed by his family and dear friends, as well as the Winnipeg community, Canada and his native Jamaica.
A funeral service was held at 11:00a.m. Thursday, December 12, 2002 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Donald at Graham.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, 200 - 6 Donald Street, R3L 0K6.
Tony said,
February 13, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Dood , BTW , you owe me a shirt…Nor sure who you are , a name might help though.
Tony said,
February 17, 2006 at 10:39 am
Message for Dood , do you have a name or are you hiding from the law…..
Looks like everyone with the exception of you , has a name on this website.
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Cindy said,
March 26, 2006 at 8:16 pm
I remember Chemistry class with O.T. Distinctly remember handing in an exam that hadn’t gone so well and as I brought it up to the front, picking up a field hockey ball that was on the lab counter and tossing it in the air…starting talking about the upcoming field hockey season. Well, lo and behold, I think I pulled off a 62 on that test and I owe it all to his generous nature and of course hoping he could get enough girls out to field at team!
Cindy