A former New Westminster school district superintendent died recently.
Tom Rothney passed away in the Chemainus Health Centre on Thursday, Oct. 2, according to details from the district.
Rothney became assistant superintendent for SD40 in 1987 and superintendent of schools in 1995. He retired from the district in 2003 and moved to Fuller Lake in Chamainus.
Rothney was raised in a family of educators in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
He completed his teacher training at MacDonald College of McGill University in 1967 and taught in Quebec.
Eventually, he moved west with his family to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine coast, then later to New Westminster, according to his obituary.
There will be a celebration of life held at the held at the Merridale Cidery (1230 Merridale Rd., Cobble Hill, B.C.) on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is suggesting a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.
