Stephen Worobetz (December 26, 1914 – February 2, 2006) was a
Canadian
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physician and the
13th
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Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
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Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
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origin, he received a Bachelor of Science from the
University of Saskatchewan
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in 1935 and a
Doctor of Medicine
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from
University of Manitoba
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From 1970 to 1976, he was the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. As The Queen's representative in Saskatchewan, he carried out such duties as reading the
Speech from the Throne
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, swearing in premiers and Cabinet ministers, opening legislative sessions, and bestowing honours upon Saskatchewan citizens. Afterwards he returned to his medical practice until his retirement in 1982.
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1999, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.
Worobetz died on February 2, 2006.
References
* Thomas M. Prymak, ''Maple Leaf and Trident: The Ukrainian Canadians During the Second World War'' (Toronto: Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1988), pp. 136–7. Contains his citation for the Military Cross, awarded for bravery on the front lines.