Background
Christy, Richard David was born on April 1, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Robert Wesley and Hepzibah Denis Christy.
Christy, Richard David was born on April 1, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Robert Wesley and Hepzibah Denis Christy.
Student, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Canada Bachelor, Waterloo Lutheran U., Ontario, Canada, 1966; Master of Arts in Sociology, Waterloo Lutheran U., Ontario, Canada, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1977.
Assistant professor sociology, assistant dean of the arts, Wilfrid Laurier U., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, since 1974; alderman Center Ward, City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1988; councillor, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1983-1988, 95-; mayor, City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, since 1994; member community services committee, finance & administration committee, planning & economics development committee, public works & transportation committee, educational excellence committee, and numerous others.
Board of directors K-W Art Gallery, 1985-1988. Chairman project committee Canada Bible Society, 1989-1993. Organizer Mayor's Task Force on Downtown Revitalization and Renewal, since 1995, Mayor's Advisory Council on Youth, 1996.
Married Edythe Luella Found, September 21, 1968. Children: Elizabeth, Elena, Emily.