In memoriam

Lives and legacies.
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Thomas Michael “Mike” Harris, BASc’56
December 29, 1932 – June 4, 2017
Patricia Wadsworth, BSc’55, MA’70
May 1, 1931 – August 16, 2017 Patricia Mary (Beck) Wadsworth passed peacefully in Vancouver following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. John M. Fredrickson, BA’53, DM’59
March 24, 1931 – April 5, 2017
Madeleine A. Johnson (née Macdonald), BA’48
Madeleine was a teacher, and a loving mother and grandmother. She was born on June 4, 1925, in London, Ontario, and died July 8, 2016, after losing a courageous battle with arthritis and Parkinson’s.
Henry George Sivertz, BA’48, LLB’52
Henry passed away in Shuswap Lake General Hospital on July 26, 2016, after living many years with dementia. He was born in Victoria, BC, on June 1, 1927. Both sets of grandparents lived in Victoria...
Rani M. Shroff, MSW'77
Francis Joseph Furtado, BA’86, MA’88
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Francis Furtado in Ottawa on January 3, 2017. Francis was born on April 2, 1966 in Cardston, Alberta and grew up in Southern Alberta...
Francis Edward Schwab, BSc’74, MSc’79, Phd’86
Francis passed away at the age of 63 on March 6, 2016, with family at his side, following a long struggle with brain cancer. He was born on November 20, 1952, in Summerland, BC, and graduated from...
Henry Graham Armstrong (Harry), EdD’72
Born June 9, 1930, Harry died in White Rock on February 10, 2016.
Brian Van Snellenberg, BASc’64
Brian grew up in Vancouver, graduating from Magee High School before enrolling in mechanical engineering at UBC. Following graduation in 1964, he worked for a brief time in England before returning...