Fonds F3027 - Doc Seaman fonds

Daryl Kenneth "Doc" Seaman, 1922 – 2009, was born in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, the son of Byron L. Seaman and Mae (Patton) Seaman. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. During the Second World War he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a Flying Officer, flying 82 combat missions. In 1949, he was the co-founder of Bow Valley Industries, an international oil and gas company based in Calgary, Alberta. He sold his company to Talisman Energy in 1994, but remained chairman of the board of directors of Bow Valley Energy Limited until his death. From 1984 to 1985, he was a member of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada. He was part owner of the Calgary Flames, having been one of the original group of six Calgary businessmen who bought and moved the NHL’s Atlanta Flames hockey team to Calgary in 1980. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Saskatchewan. In 1997 he was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame and in 2004, he was inducted into the Calgary Business Hall of Fame