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Helmut Lemke
Helmut Lemke was born in1926 in West Prussia, Germany, (now Poland) He lived as a refugee in East Germany, fled to West Germany to study in the USA and at the Technical University ...view moreHelmut Lemke was born in1926 in West Prussia, Germany, (now Poland) He lived as a refugee in East Germany, fled to West Germany to study in the USA and at the Technical University in Braunschweig, Germany, where he received his degree in architecture. In 1955 he immigrated to Canada and worked as an architect in Vancouver and later as German and art instructor. He married Hildegard and they have three children. They spent one year in Bielefeld, Germany, where he taught in an art college.
For many years he volunteered as a director of the ' More than a Roof Mennonite Housing Society '.
In 2007 his wife died of terminal lung cancer and he began to write about her and his family.view less