The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, September 15, in memory of Mr. Richard Alan (Rick) White, who passed away on September 2, 2016.
Rick was a UBC alumnus, receiving his BSc in Mathematics in 1990 and his MSc in Statistics in 1992. Upon graduation, Rick began his career with the Statistics Department’s Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory (currently called the Applied Statistics and Data Science Group—ASDa) as a consultant, moving up to the position of Managing Director. Through his leadership, Rick brought to ASDa a legacy of collaborative research and high level consulting contributions. Rick was a “data scientist” long before that phrase came into common use, providing statistical support and training to many, furthering the goals of researchers and administrators within the Statistics Department and elsewhere at UBC, as well as off-campus.
Members of the Department of Statistics will gather at the BC flag pole at 1:00pm on September 15. Everyone is welcome to join.
A celebration of Rick’s life will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the PoCo Inn And Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the BCSPCA in his memory.