Jack Diamond (Canadian businessman)

For other people with the same name, see Jack Diamond (disambiguation).

Jack Diamond
Born	(1909-04-09)April 9, 1909 Lubience, Galicia
Died	March 25, 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 91)
Occupation	businessman and philanthropist
Awards	Order of Canada Order of British Columbia

Jack Diamond, CC OBC (April 9, 1909 – March 25, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.

Born in Lubience in Galicia, Diamond immigrated to Vancouver in 1927. He bought a butcher shop and later created British Columbia's largest meat packing firm, Pacific Meats. In 1963, Diamond sold Pacific Meats and formed West Coast Reduction, a tallow and feed company.

He was Chancellor of Simon Fraser University from 1975 until 1978. In 1979, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He was promoted to Officer in 1980 and promoted to Companion in 2000. In 1991, Diamond was awarded the Order of British Columbia.

At the age of 21, Diamond married Sadie Mandleman. They had two sons, Charles and Gordon, and have six grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren.

References

"Friends remember Jack Diamond". The Western Jewish Bulletin. Retrieved April 3, 2005.
"Jack Diamond - Vancouver". Order of British Columbia. Retrieved April 3, 2005.
Running Tough: The Story of Vancouver's Jack Diamond, by Gareth Sirotnik, 1988. Published by the Diamond Family

External links

Order of Canada citation

Academic offices
Preceded by Kenneth P. Caple	Chancellor of Simon Fraser University 1 June 1975–31 May 1978	Succeeded by Paul T. Cote

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 48322425 LCCN: n88164221

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