In memoriam

Lives and legacies.
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John C. Ward
John C. Ward, BA’52, passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on February 10, 2024. An honours graduate in French and Spanish, John worked for the CBC International...
Roy was born on March 30, 1943, in Comox, and he died on January 28, 2024, in Penticton. He grew up on a farm in Courtenay with four siblings, chickens, cows, and a dog. After completing his degree...
Kersti Krug died peacefully at home on January 14, 2024, following a diagnosis of ALS. Kersti was a lifelong UBC enthusiast, largely because of the many wonderful people she got to know, work with,...
Paul Thiele headshot
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Thiele on December 11, 2023, just one day after the death of his dear wife of 12 years, Cheryl (Stewart).
John Alexander McNeil was born to his proud parents, Evelyn and Alex, in Luanshya, Zambia. He was much loved by his two elder sisters, Jean Hafner and Berna Orton, and admired by his younger brother,...
Rosemary Spendlove
It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Rosemary Jean Spendlove (née Webber) early in the morning of January 5 at her residence in Kanata, Ontario. She had a steady stream of...
Neil McQueen Standen
Neil McQueen Standen passed away in his 84th year. He is survived by his wife Terri, and predeceased by his mother, Euphemia McQueen; his father, Sydney; and his brother, Philip. He is deeply mourned...
Diane Malley
Diane Frances Malley died peacefully on November 12, 2023, at the Nanaimo Seniors Village, surrounded and supported by family. Born June 14, 1943, in Ottawa, Ontario, to Marcia and John Malley, she...
1936 – 2023 Mark was born early in the morning after his mother, Rosa, bumped into the bedroom door on her way to the loo, thereby winning a bet she had made with her also-pregnant neighbour, Zubah...
Judith Thompson
Judith (Judy) Mary Rogers Thompson (1941-2023) Judy Thompson (82) of Victoria, BC, died on November 18, 2023. Judy was born in Regina, SK, in 1941 to Harold and Virna Thompson of Wolseley, SK. She...