Elizabeth Dowdeswell says Bartleman died on Monday and she is sending her deepest condolences to his wife and children and their families.
Living near the dump in Port Carling where he found “sometimes torn but still readable” comic books that taught him to read, having racist invectives hurled at him and his family members in town, forming a deep attachment for the land in Muskoka, and spending 35 years in Ottawa and on six continents on diplomatic missions all put him on a path to becoming the Queen’s representative in Ontario, he wrote.
Bartleman studied history at what was then known as the University of Western Ontario, and wrote that he soaked up education wherever he could, sitting in on lectures about global affairs, music appreciation, religion and ethics, as well as joining history, United Nations and social service clubs. “Mr. Bartleman was renowned for his creativity in fostering cultural exchanges, emphasizing the role of diplomacy in building mutual respect and understanding,” Dowdeswell wrote.
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