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Revision as of 20:49, 17 November 2006
Rev. Harry Lehotsky (1957- November 11, 2006) was an American-born, Winnipeg-based reverend of the New Life Ministries and a newspaper columnist for the Winnipeg Sun. He was mostly known for his advocacy on behalf of the poor in the West End of Winnipeg, and his dedication for improving the living conditions of his adopted neighborhood. He also helped found the Lazarus and Nehemiah Housing Renewal Programs as well as the Ellice Cafe and Theatre. After his diagnosis of terminal cancer, but before his death, he was honoured with, among other things, a mural on the side of a Maryland Street building depicting his efforts in the area.
Lehotsky died from pancreatic cancer.
References
- Lehotsky's page at findagrave.com
Harry Lehotsky was a man blessed with a vision of a new inner city of winnipeg. He lived his life to the fullest blessing many of the lives of innercity people through his numerous housing projects where he would rebuild older houses and through his elice cafe ministry. This was a cafe and theatre where people could come just to hang out in a clean and more accepting place.