In memoriam

Roger Purves died suddenly while walking on January 13, 2023. He was one of three math majors at UBC, all of whom went on to have brilliant careers. Roger taught introductory classes at UC Berkeley...

Andy received the Distinguished Forester Award in B.C. in 1994. He was very proud to represent the Sopron class who finished their degree at UBC after leaving Hungary in 1956 when Russian tanks...

1933 – 2023 In her 90th year, Judy passed away peacefully and quietly in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 13, 2023, with her son and granddaughter by her side, holding her hands. 

Stuart (Stu to his close friends and relations) Thomas Robson was born in Vancouver and enjoyed an idyllic childhood in Point Grey. He made lifelong friends at Queen Mary Elementary School and Lord...

Jamie taught at UBC from 1966 to 1991 and retired as a professor emeritus. He worked overseas until his death on April 1, 2023, in Thailand. He held many posts in Thailand, India, and Indonesia and...

Pat Carney is being remembered for forging a path for women in politics and journalism.

Major General (ret’d) Ernest Basil Creber, CD, CMM, passed peacefully away at home, surrounded by his loving family. Survived by his wife, Tina, his best friend, the love of his life and wife of 72...

Lynn passed away peacefully at home on March 16, 2023. She was a scholar, an outdoors person, and a beloved wife of 63 years. She travelled extensively with her husband, Charles (PhD, California),...

Alfred Stanley Barker Jr., known as Stan, had a remarkable and diverse career spanning multiple research fields. A distinguished physicist, he made many significant contributions to condensed matter...

Edward C Friesen, age 86, passed away on February 24, 2023, at the Royal Jubilee Hospital after a long struggle with cancer. Edward was born on a farm in Medstead, Saskatchewan, on March 15, 1936, to...