Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

William Morrison

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, March 19, in remembrance. William Morrison passed away on March 6, 2015. William was inducted to the 25 Year Club in 1978. He retired from the Department of Physics in 1986.

Timothy Dixon

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, March 12, in remembrance. Timothy Dixon recently passed away at the age of 20. Timothy came to UBC as a visiting exchange student from the University of Edinburgh in September 2014 to pursue studies in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences in the Faculty of […]

Ernie Esser

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, March 11, in remembrance. Dr. John “Ernie” Esser passed away Sunday March 8, 2015, in Iceland from complications of pneumonia on his trip back from Europe.  Ernie completed his BSc in 2003 at the University of Washington and finished his MSc and PhD […]

Shelagh Lindsey

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, March 11, in remembrance. Adjunct Professor Shelagh Pauline Lindsey passed away in Vancouver on February 27, 2015 at the age of 89.  She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, and a master’s degree from Stanford University.  She worked […]

Dan Heino

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, February 27, in remembrance. Librarian Emeritus Dan R. Heino passed away on February 12, 2015. Dan earned his MLS from UBC and retired from the Library in 2006. He leaves behind his wife, Librarian Emerita Beverley Scott.   There will be a service at 602 Kingsway […]

Anthony Scott

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, February 19 in remembrance.   Professor Emeritus Anthony Dalton Scott, OC, FRSC, passed away on February 17, 2015. After completing undergraduate degrees at UBC in Commerce and in Arts, Tony continued his graduate studies at Harvard and the London School of Economics, returning to UBC […]

Sydney Friedman

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, February 19 in remembrance.   Professor Emeritus Sydney Murray Friedman, FRSC, passed away on February 16, 2015. Sydney and his wife, Constance Livingstone Friedman, came to UBC in 1950 as founding members of the Faculty of Medicine, where they taught the first graduating class of […]

Kenneth Donnelly

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, February 19 in remembrance.   Professor Emeritus Kenneth Rowland Donnelly passed away on February 1, 2015.  Ken came to UBC as undergraduate student in Fine Arts, and continued through medical school, graduating in 1956.  After completing his hospital residencies, he returned to UBC to begin […]

Michael Gerry

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, February 13, in remembrance.   Professor Emeritus Michael C.L. Gerry passed away on February 7, 2015. Mike completed his bachelors and masters studies at UBC and returned in 1967 to teach in the Department of Chemistry, becoming Professor in 1981.  Mike received many […]

John Meech

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, February 13, in remembrance. Dr. John Athol Meech passed away on February 9, 2015. Dr. Meech joined UBC in 1989 and during his time at UBC had tremendous influence on many students in the department of Mining Engineering as well as others at UBC and in […]