In memoriam

Lives and legacies.
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John K. Stager, Professor Emeritus
Born in Preston, Ontario, in 1928, John was a quintessential geographer. His PhD thesis was a classical historical geography of the Mackenzie River Valley. He engaged in fundamental permafrost...
Mary Roma Rowlands, BPharm’56
Mary “Roma” Rowlands (née Ranaghan) of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on December 23, 2018. She graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, Vancouver.
Anne Pomeroy Autor, BA’56, MSc’57, Professor Emerita
January 26, 1935 - November 13, 2018
Harvey Allen Buckmaster, MA’52, PhD’56
April 8, 1929 ‑ November 28, 2018
Gordon F. MacFarlane, BASc’50, LLD’91
Gordon served during WWII as a pilot. Following the war, he attended UBC and graduated in electrical engineering. He joined BCTEL, now TELUS, in 1950.
Harold J. Page, BASc’49
Born and raised in Victoria, BC, Harold attended Victoria College in 1944 ‑ 45, then transferred to UBC to study electrical engineering.
Robert Albert Cox, BASc’47
July 22, 1925 – October 12, 2018 Bob passed away peacefully in Richmond, BC, giving his soul back to the Creator at the age of 93.
George C. Anderson, BA’47, MA’49
George was born in Vancouver, BC. While studying at UBC, he spent his summers contributing to the BC Game Department’s research on the trout in Paul Lake near Kamloops.
James Brooking Brown, BA’40
Jim Brown, emeritus professor of experimental physics at the University of Kent (UK), died in April 2018.
The Rev. Canon Douglas E. Williams, BA’17
October 9, 1938 – December 19, 2017