Joseph Orr Connell

1910 - 1999  (89 years)

• Name	Joseph Orr Connell
  Born	1910	, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	A native of Scotland, Joseph Connell was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He became a school teacher and president of the Ontario Teacher's Federation. He was president of the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA and was international director of the boys' work for Y Men for five years. In 1937, he received the King George VI medal for his work with young people and the blind. During World War II, he served in the RCAF. In 1948, he became general secretary of the YMCA in Kitchener. It is estimated that 10,000 people learned public speaking techniques from Connell, who travelled extensively and made as many as 200 speeches each year. He was named Kitchener Citizen of the Year in 1959 by the Sales and Ad Club and in 1963 by the Kitchener-Waterloo Jaycees. Connell was chairman of the Federated Appeal for twenty-five years and he was executive secretary of the Grand Valley Conservation Foundation. He was designated an Officer of the Fellowship of Honour of the national YMCA, received a meritorious service award from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, a Canada Centennial Medal and an honourary Doctor of Laws from the University of Waterloo "for service to youth, industry and education". Past and Present Inductees. (2017). Waterlooregionmuseum.ca. Retrieved 25 June 2017, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx
  Military	WW2
  Residence	Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107957P
  Died	1999  [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I107957	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Frances McHattie,   b. 1911,   d. 20 May 2009  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F16078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  A native of Scotland, Joseph Connell was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He became a school teacher and president of the Ontario Teacher's Federation. He was president of the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA and was international director of the boys' work for Y Men for five years. In 1937, he received the King George VI medal for his work with young people and the blind. During World War II, he served in the RCAF. In 1948, he became general secretary of the YMCA in Kitchener. It is estimated that 10,000 people learned public speaking techniques from Mr. Connell, who travelled extensively and made as many as 200 speeches each year. He was named Kitchener Citizen of the Year in 1959 by the Sales and Ad Club and in 1963 by the Kitchener-Waterloo Jaycees. Mr. Connell was chairman of the Federated Appeal for twenty-five years and he was executive secretary of the Grand Valley Conservation Foundation. He was designated an Officer of the Fellowship of Honour of the national YMCA, received a meritorious service award from the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, a Canada Centennial Medal and an honourary Doctor of Laws from the University of Waterloo "for service to youth, industry and education". Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Joseph Orr Connell/ 1910-1999

  
  

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  Born - 1910 - , Scotland Residence - - Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth