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CHRISTOPHER MURRAY BURT
Born: Nov 24, 1933
Date of Passing: May 11, 2024
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryCHRISTOPHER MURRAY BURT
Elizabeth Burt and her family mourn the passing of Christopher Murray Burt, known to everyone as Murray. He passed away peacefully at the Seven Oaks Hospital on May 11, 2024.
In his 90 years, Murray was a prolific writer, an old school journalist, and active with the Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, advocating for the rights of journalists around the world to objectively report news. To his family, he was a beloved husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed inciting discussion on any topic, from comparative governments to ethics in journalism. To many, he was a role model, a loyal friend and an affable advisor.
Murray was born November 24, 1933, in Dunedin, New Zealand, to Melville Ross Burt and Mercia Burt (nee Arnett). He left New Zealand to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist, working first in London, UK, before moving to the Moose Jaw Times-Herald. It was there he met his wife of 64 years. He raised his family in Ontario where he worked at the St. Catharines Standard, and then in Toronto at the Globe and Mail before finally settling in Winnipeg where he enjoyed many years as the Managing Editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. He retired to Kenora but never gave up writing, devoting much time to another passion: The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, for whom he wrote ‘The Ladies From Hell’.
Murray is survived by his beloved wife, Elizabeth (nee Evaschesen), children, Katherine and David, and their spouses, Douglas Grimshaw, and Lisa Curtin, and grandchildren, Samuel (partner Robbin), Benjamin (wife Melissa), Charles (partner Erin), Kes and Anika.
Service details will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 18, 2024, May 18, 2024
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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My Condolences to Murray's family. He was a wonderful man who I met in interesting circumstances and benefited from his mentorship and friendship. His stories, starting with the shipping beat in his native NZ and his passion for a good story both socially and professionally were infectious and inspiring. I don't know if they are minting his sort of reporter in any great quantities anymore. He and I, as he would often say, had "A face for radio and a voice for print." I hope for all of us that there are many like him in new organizations around the world. - Posted by: Gord Gooding (FP intern and friend) on: May 20, 2024
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Condolences to Elizabeth and the family, knew Murray well from my days at the Free Press and beyond. I. - Posted by: Phil Hossack (Friend and associate) on: May 18, 2024
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