Jack Poole was the man who led Vancouver's bid on 2010 Winter Olympics. He was the chairman of the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee's board of directors. He lost his battle to the Pancreatic Cancer one day after the Olympic flame for Vancouver Olympics was lit at Greece. He was 76 years old. http://www.tributes.com/show/Jack-Poole-87005755

He was awarded the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest honors in 2006.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/23/jack-poole-obit.htmlAs the chairman of VANOC he was paid $1 per year. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=16871.html His widow, Darlene Poole ran with the Olympic torch in the town of Mortlach. She got special permission to have a picture of Poole on the torch. http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/2010wintergames/Jack+Poole+widow+carries+Olympic+torch+with+pride/2427371/story.html British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell mentioned that there would be a great tribute to Jack Poole during the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/news/2010/02/10/12830211-qmi.html

Jack pool was born in April 14, 1933 in Saskatchewan. He had aboriginal back ground and had a Metis card. He received National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the business and commerce category in March, 2007. He got divorced from his first wife in 1983 and married again in 1987. In 2003 he was appointed as the chairman of the VANOC committee. In 2007 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died because of the complications of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 23, 2009, at the age of 76. He will be remembered as the man behind the 2010 winter Olympics during the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=16871.html

Jack had always intended to run with the torch in Mortlach. Darlene Pool http://www.vancouversun.com/Jack+Poole+widow+carry+Olympic+torch+hometown/2421424/story.html Jack was a truly exceptional human being and a great ambassador for the Olympic Movement, International Olympic committee President Jacques Rogge http://www.tributes.com/show/Jack-Poole-87005755 ""It's very important for us to remember Jack in this way. I can't tell you how much good he did for the Olympics" Jack Furlong http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/2010wintergames/Jack+Poole+widow+carries+Olympic+torch+with+pride/2427371/story.html You’ll hear all sorts of great stuff about Jack Poole in the next few days and, deservedly so, these are his Olympics." British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/news/2010/02/10/12830211-qmi.html