The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, July 11, in memory of Professor Emeritus Keith Michael Joseph McErlane, and Professor Emeritus Samuel Rothstein.
Dr. McErlane passed away on July 1, 2014. He joined the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in December 1977 and served until his retirement in December 2007. As an expert in the field of medicinal chemistry, Dr. McErlane made significant contributions as a researcher and educator during his tenure.
Prayers will be held July 10th at 7:00 pm, Monastery Chapel, Sacred Heart Parish, and a Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., July 11th, at the Sacred Heart Church, Ladner.
Dr. Rothstein passed away on Tuesday, July 8. Sam Rothstein retired in 1986, after a 50-year association with UBC as a student, teacher, librarian, researcher and administrator. The first Canadian to earn a Ph.D. in Librarianship, he helped found UBC’s library school, and served as its Director from 1961 to 1970. UBC conferred him with an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 2004, for his contributions to UBC’s academic resources and to British Columbia.
His funeral will be held on Friday, July 11, 2014, at 2 p.m., Beth Israel Cemetery,1721 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby.