In memoriam

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Walter Janzen, BASc’78, MASc’88
Walter Frank Janzen: An engineer extraordinaire, handyman, and athletic legend – with a side of stubbornness. On July 5, 2020, God reclaimed one of his brightest. Walter faced his cancer battle with...
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William J. Pierce, MEd’71
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, William (Bill) Joseph Henry Pierce, loving husband of Donna and father of Matthew, passed away at the age of 78 at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital.
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Jean E. Makepeace, BEd’67
Born on May 5, 1945, Jean Eleanor Makepeace died on October 7, 2019. Jean received her Bachelor of Education degree in 1967 and spent her entire professional career as a teacher/librarian in the...
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Alan C. McLaughlin, BSc’67
Born in 1945 in North Vancouver to Dr. Graydon and Penny McLaughlin, Alan died in 2019 and is survived by his wife Teresa (Sinnwell), sons Vihor and William, older brother Stuart, and twin sister...
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Hubert E. Morgan, BA’63
Dr. Hubert Eric Morgan passed away on April 8, 2020, aged 79, following a stroke. Born in Toronto, Hubert finished high school in Quesnel, BC. He began studies at UBC in Zoology, but then discovered...
Linda Niamath (neé Splatt), BEd’62
Linda Niamath passed away peacefully on September 16, 2020, in Vancouver at the age of 81. She is sadly missed by her husband of 55 years, Kent, daughters Wendy and Cheryl, and son-in-law Paul...
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Margaret E. Hardy, BASc’60
Margaret (Marg) E. Hardy, born Margaret Lewis in Edmonton on March 20, 1938, was the only daughter of Mary and William Lewis. She died at home with her husband present on August 29, 2020, two days...
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John C. Edwards, BCom’56
John Crispo Symons Edwards died on February 29, 2020, in the presence of his loving family. John was born in Ottawa to Commodore John Crispo Inglis Edwards and Dorothy Elizabeth Edwards (Symons). He...
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Edward J. Valentine, BCom’53
Edward John Cuthbert Valentine (Ted) died on August 9, 2020. Ted was born on February 24, 1930, in Calgary to Evelyn (LaMarche) and Cuthbert John Valentine (Bert). After attending Holy Angels and St....
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John Ciriani, BA’52, BEd’57
John was born on May 12, 1930, in Fernie, BC, where he graduated from high school. During the summers, he worked in the nearby coal mines at Coal Creek and fished the Elk River. John graduated in...