In memoriam

Lives and legacies.
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Paul Carl Gilmore, BA’49
December 5, 1925 – April 8, 2015
Karl Lembit Erdman, PhD’53, Professor Emeritus
May 21, 1926 - August 11, 2014
Mary Elizabeth (née Melville) Matousek, BSN’61
Mary Elizabeth Matousek died on January 25, 2015, in Englewood, Colorado – three-and-a-half years after her diagnosis for pancreatic cancer. She is survived by Jan, her husband of nearly 50 years;...
Lloyd Axenty, BA’53
Lloyd was born in Lethbridge, AB, on February 19, 1930, and died at the Central Okanagan Hospice House  on October 11, 2014. He is survived by his loving family: his wife of 60 years, Beryl;...
Jim Melton, BA’49, MEd’66
Predeceased by his beloved son, Scott, and his cherished wife, Joyce, Jim is survived by his loving family: son Dorian (Yvonne); daughter Jan Currie (Don); daughter‑in‑law Candice Melton;...
Donald James (Jim) McCorquodale, BA’50
Jim passed away on August 13, 2012, in Naperville, IL. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Maureen (née Kleba) McCorquodale; sons James Alexander (Margi) and Dr. Michael Shannon (Dr.
Robert Donald (Don) Lyon, BEd’59
Don was hardworking, irrepressible and known for his humorous, flippant remarks. Don grew up in Powell River and attended UBC from 1955 to 1959. Following graduation, he worked in a variety of fields...
George Altamont Brown, BA’59
George, beloved husband of Iris, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2014, in Toronto. George studied economics and political science because he believed a strong economy was a precursor to...
Robert Harris, BA’59, BLS’62, MLS’79
Born in Glasgow in 1936, Robert died in White Rock of lung cancer in 2014.
Professor emeritus Geoffrey Hainsworth
1934 – 2011