In memoriam

Lives and legacies.
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Ernie Creber
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 Barker
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...
Malina Kordic passed away on August 18, 2022, following a short illness. Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Malina lived most of her life in Vancouver. She is remembered by her many close family members and...
David Letendre
David Ross Letendre passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at the age of 70, in Sicamous.
Ken Halward
Kenneth Edward Tye Halward (Ken) of Calgary, Alberta, passed away peacefully and painlessly at the age of 69 on Saturday, May 14, 2022, after a brief but courageous fight with Stage 4 melanoma, and...
Theodore Allan Thornley
Born on March 22, 1935, Allan was the first child of Grace (née Mainwaring) and Kermit Thornley. He was also a son of British Columbia – Ladysmith and Vancouver Island were both forever dear to him....
Kathy Prusakowski (née Ross) was a resident of Edmonton. Kathy passed away in Ottawa in January 2023 after a brief illness during a family visit.
Beryl Forgay
It has been a long time since Beryl Forgay (née Gaff) graduated from UBC. She often recalled that, as a member of the first class at UBC to study for a degree in Home Economics, there was much that...