Facts: - death place: kingston , ontario - successor: robert marleau gordon barnhart - alongside: marcel pelletier - death date: 1 february 1998 - predecessor: alistair fraser george stephen - office: clerk assistant of the house of commons of canada clerk of of the legislative assembly of saskatchewan the house of commons of canada clerk - occupation: naval officer , academic , civil servant - term end: 1987 1979 september 1 , 1969 - term start: 1980 1975 july 1 , 1960 - birth date: 13 january 1926 - name: bev koester - branch: royal canadian navy - birthname: charles beverley koester - serviceyears: c. 1944 & ndash ; 1960 - birth place: regina , saskatchewan - rank: lieutenant-commander - alma mater: royal alberta roads military college university of saskatchewan university of Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bev koester .
charles beverley '' bev '' koester , -lrb- january 13 , 1926 -- february 1 , 1998 -rrb- was a canadian naval officer , civil servant and clerk of the canadian house of commons .born in regina , saskatchewan , he graduated from the royal canadian naval college at royal roads , british columbia in 1944 .he served during the second world war in scotland , and in 1945 was involved in the liberation of oslo and copenhagen .he stayed in the navy until 1960 , retiring as a lieutenant commander .he attended the university of saskatchewan and the university of alberta and taught history at the university of regina , later becoming head of the history department .he was the author of '' footprints in time -- saskatchewan '' -lrb- house of grant , canada , 1965 -rrb- ; '' mr. davin mp '' -lrb- western producer prairie books , 1980 -rrb- ; '' the measure of the man '' -lrb- western producer prairie books , 1976 -rrb- and the editor of '' bourinot 's rules of order '' , a handbook on canadian parliamentary procedure .from 1960 to 1969 , he was an officer of the legislative assembly of saskatchewan as a clerk assistant and a clerk .from 1969 to 1975 he taught history at the university of regina .in 1975 , he became clerk assistant at the canadian house of commons and was appointed clerk in 1980 .he was the first clerk of the canadian house of commons who was a career civil servant .during his time as clerk , television cameras were introduced into the house of commons .he retired in 1987 .he also served twice as temporary senior clerk of the british house of commons , becoming the first clerk from a commonwealth country to serve as clerk in britain .in 1989 , he was made an officer of the order of canada .he died in kingston , ontario .