Spring/Summer 2012
Departments
Please submit obituaries for the spring and fall print issues to trek.magazine@ubc.ca including
“In Memoriam: first name, last name, class year” in the subject line, or mail to:
alumni UBC
6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Obituaries should be 300 words or less (submissions may be edited for length and clarity where necessary). Mail original photos or email high resolution images – preferably 300 dpi.
Dr. Irving K. Barber, BSF’50, OC, OBC, the principal donor for UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and a passionate supporter of education and research in British Columbia, passed away peacefully at home on April 13 at the age of 89. Ike, as he preferred to be called, was born on February 14, 1923, in [...]
Cath was born October 31, 1910, in Kamloops, BC, and died on February 12, 2012, in Vancouver. She grew up in Rossland and married Dr. J. Stuart Daly, BA’24 (MD Queen’s ‘27) in 1936. They moved to Trail, where Cath was actively involved in the community and was a member of many organizations, including the [...]
Ina, who was born in Vancouver and grew up in Point Grey and South Burnaby, passed away on October 10, 2011, at the age of 91. After graduating from UBC in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate, Ina began teaching in North Burnaby. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Library Science [...]
Archie was born in Vancouver on October 31, 1919, and passed away on June 4, 2010. After receiving his BA and subsequent teacher training in 1942, Archie enlisted in the RCAF. During a short Christmas break, he married fellow student Jean Anderson, BA’40, Dip (Soc WK)’41 on December 24, 1942. Specialized radar training followed immediately at [...]
Phyllis passed away on September 15, 2011, at the age of 88. Raised in Victoria, Phyllis moved with her family to Vancouver so that she and her brother could attend UBC. After graduating, she worked for the City as a social worker. She married her husband, William Hodgetts Tisdall, BASc’51, after a whirlwind wartime romance [...]
After a bravely fought battle with cancer, Ursula died at home in Davis, CA, on January 15, 2012. Born in 1927 in Chilliwack, BC, Ursula graduated from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1945. At UBC she received her bachelor’s degree in agriculture followed by an MSc in poultry and genetics. In [...]
Alex was born and raised in Nanaimo, where his father, James Green, was a building contractor responsible for City Hall and many other civic structures. Alex learned the art of fixing things from James – a skill that stayed with him until his passing on his 83rd birthday on February 1, 2011, at Vancouver General [...]
Bert (Bern) was born June 21, 1924, in Salmon Arm and passed away on July 23, 2011, at the age of 87 with his family by his side. He grew up in Powell River and on his 18th birthday joined the RCAF. In 1943, after earning his pilot wings and a commission, he became a [...]
Born on February 15, 1919, in Edmonton to Roy and Ella Burns, Jim passed away on December 14, 2011. Jim enlisted in the RCAF during WWII and while attached to the RAF was in charge of radar stations in North Scotland, India and South Asia. He attended UBC following the war and graduated with a [...]
Born March 2, 1925, in Camrose, AB, Raymond Charles Douglas died peacefully at home on December 27, 2011. Raymond is survived by his wife of 56 years, Hazel (née McKenzie); daughters Linda (Dave) and Susan (Rob); and son Brian (Lana). He is also survived by his grandchildren, Christine (Christopher), Jason, Keelan, Neva, Annika, and Chloe; [...]
It is with great sadness and a profound sense of loss that the family of Hugh Goldie announces his passing on November 20, 2011. Hugh was born November 9, 1929, in Vanderhoof, BC. After receiving his electrical engineering degree at UBC, he joined the Northern Electric Company in Montreal as a development engineer. After receiving [...]
Born on April 21, 1931, Dene died on January 6, 2012 in Vernon, BC after losing a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Dene has gone to be with her Lord and Saviour in Heaven and will be dearly missed by her entire family. Dene was born on the family farm in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, eventually moving [...]
Alex passed away peacefully in White Rock, BC, on December 8, 2011, after a long struggle with diabetes and heart disease. He is survived by his wife, Roxsane Halser-Lenec, BA’82, daughter Sandra, sons James, John, Michael and David, extended families, relatives and friends. Alex was born on November 21, 1931, in Toronto and grew up [...]
In his early years, Bob Morford’s destiny could not have been clearer. Born into a military family of some significance, both his grandfathers were generals in the British Army. Bob himself was decorated by the King after he completed three years in the British Military Police Service, Jungle Company in Malaya where he was born. [...]
Born August 15, 1934, Dale died October 27, 2011. Dale leaves to rejoice in his life. He leaves behind his wife, Alison, daughter Marin, son Derek, daughter-in-law Sharon, his dearly beloved grandchildren, Caitlin and Jackson Gillis, sister Aileen Wilkie and his niece, Denise Pew. Great gratitude from Dale’s family is given to Dr. Otto Schussler [...]
Mike passed away peacefully at St. James Cottage Hospice in Vancouver on December 15, 2011, at the age of 72. Mike’s career in theoretical physics included being a member of the research team headed by 1977 Nobel Laureate, Ilya Prigogine. In recent years, Mike retired to Vancouver where his many friends included those in his walking [...]
Born April 12, 1937, Arthur passed away on October 23, 2001. A native of Vancouver, Arthur led his graduating class in Chemistry at UBC in 1961, and followed this with a PhD in 1964. His achievements in a career of medical research as a professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, and as cofounder and president [...]
Born November 24, 1934, Ray died suddenly at home on January 4, 2012. He was a beloved husband for 56 years to Catherine Elliott (née Hannah), and a loving and devoted father to Paul (Twyla), Janet (Heinjo), Claire (Graeme), and Andrea (Stuart). Ray was also grandfather to seven very special grandchildren, aged six to 22 [...]
On January 19, 2012, beloved husband, father and grandfather went home to be with Jesus after a thankfully brief battle with renal cancer. Steve was a longtime Port Coquitlam resident, and most recently, was living in Oliver, BC. He spent the majority of his career teaching Junior High School in Coquitlam. Steve was a man [...]
May 12, 1940-April 27, 2007. Keith was one of the architects of what is unquestionably the greatest success story in Canadian television news history. His career in television began in 1972 at BCTV and marked the beginning of a remarkable evolution of the News Hour. His determination to build a strong local news voice in [...]
Born of Acadian descent in New Westminster on August 8, 1945, John passed away after a short illness on February 7, 2012, at the age of 66, in Edmonton. John met the love of his life, Liz Semmens, BSN’68, while at UBC. They were married for 42 years and had two children: Jean-Paul (née Sean) [...]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Anita Andrés Sleeman announces her peaceful passing on the morning of October 18, 2011, at her home in North Vancouver. The uniquely creative Anita was born December 12, 1930, in San Jose, CA, to Alejandro Andrés from Salamanca Spain and Anita Dolgoff from Stavropol, Russia. Her [...]
After a long battle with cancer, Garth passed away in Ottawa on November 13, 2010, at the age of 50 with his beloved wife, Sandy Lynch, by his side. Born in Kamloops in 1960, Garth obtained his bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Victoria in 1982 before going on to UBC to pursue [...]
Andrew started in UBC Film Studies courses, but his interest in other subjects led him to choose an interdisciplinary major in cognitive systems. During his last term at UBC, Andrew took a visual analytics lab which changed his career focus. After graduation, he worked at UBC and SFU learning the techniques within this multidisciplinary [...]
