The late educator Courtney Doldron will be missed by many.
A well-known community volunteer, former teacher, Rotarian and Caribana bandleader is being mourned by family and friends.
Former high school teacher Courtney Doldron passed away in mid November. He was 75.
Doldron was a member of the Lakeshore Charitable Foundation that works with students and has twinned Toronto schools with three schools in the Philippines.
He visited students at one of the schools there last February and was presented the Distinguished Service Cross at the International Assembly in Cebu.
An educator, he taught at the Toronto public and Catholic school boards for a number of years before retiring in 2009 as a Co-operative Education Facilitator.
There was no relaxation for Doldron as he gave a lot of time to charity work.
The late Courtney Doldron taught at both Boards of Education for many years and was quite involved with the Caribbean Cultural Committee.
He was best-known for leading his own band of revellers for many years with Caribana, now known as the Caribbean Cultural Committee.
Doldron also received the Queen Elizabeth 11 Platinum Jubilee Medallion recently in Toronto for his years of service to the community.
He was active in the Rotary Club and was an Assistant Governor with Rotary District 7070 in Toronto.
The father of three grown daughters was a former president of the Ontario Multicultural Association, Bayview Village Association and founder of Afri-Americas Foundation.
He never lived to see a dream come true. He was booked on a 17-day cruise in December to Argentina, Antartica and Falkland Island.
“May the good Lord bless and keep me for this period of my life,” he wrote on social media.
His friend Paul Rampersaud said: .He has been a long standing friend and supporter who we have worked with for over 25+ years. Truly will be missed in the Caribbean scene and culture.”