Flag Lowering – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan, are lowered on Friday, June 23, 2023 to mark the National Day of […]

Wilson Mendes

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Wilson Mendes passed away May 30, 2023. Mr. Mendes was a current student and staff member with the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC.

Pieter Swart

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Associate Professor Pieter Swart passed away May 25, 2023. Professor Swart was a current faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Valeriy Kichenko

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Valeriy Kichenko passed away May 22, 2023. Mr. Kichenko served as a current staff member (Technician) in the Environmental Services Facility.

James Murray

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus James Murray passed away May 15, 2023. Dr. Murray taught in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.

Robert Young

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, June 06, 2023 in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Robert Young passed away April 15, 2023. Dr. Young served in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory.

Ralph Keeler

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Ralph Keeler passed away April 28, 2023. Dr. Keeler served in the Department of Physiology.

Juhn Wada

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Juhn Wada passed away April 22, 2023. Dr. Wada served in the Department of Psychiatry and also held an honorary degree (D.Sc. h.c.) from UBC.

Gloria Cranmer Webster

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Friday, May 19, 2023 in remembrance. Honorary Degree Holder Gloria Cranmer Webster, LL.D. h.c. passed away April 19, 2023. Dr. Webster was the first Indigenous woman to graduate from UBC.

Workers’ Mourning Day

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan, are lowered on Friday, April 28, 2023, in recognition of the National Day of […]