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In Memoriam

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Recognizing the passing of members of the campus community who during their careers shared their talents in helping Western students, faculty, staff and alumni to be their best.

Below you will find notices from 2023 and 2024.  For older notices (2012 to 2022) please visit our In Memoriam archive page.


Albert Wood

Professor Emeritus, Albert Wood, a retired faculty member from the Ivey Business School passed away on February 28, 2024.  Dr.  Wood retired in 1993 after 32 years of service with Western.

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John Peter Denny

Professor Emeritus, John Peter Denny, a retired faculty member from the Department of Psychology passed away on January 14, 2024. After 38 years of service with Western, Dr. Denny officially retired in July 1999. Dr. Denny continued to teach part-time intermittently, until 2007.

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Raouf Baddour

Professor Emeritus Raouf Baddour, a retired faculty member from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering passed away on February 6, 2024.  Dr. Baddour, retired in July 2014 after 35 years of service with Western, holding the positions of Professor, Dean and Chair over the duration of his career.

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Donald Cartwright

Professor Emeritus, Donald Cartwright,  a retired faculty member from the Department of Geography passed away on January 25, 2024. Dr. Cartwright retired in 1998 after 24 years of full-time service with Western, and then remained part-time for an additional seven years.<\

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Lorel Cline

Lorel Cline, a retired staff member from the University Secretariat's Office passed away on December 24, 2023. Ms. Cline was employed with Western for a total of 39 years and retired after 26 years of service with the Secretariat's Office.

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Caroline Gerrish

Caroline Gerrish, a retired staff member from the Department of Facilities Management passed away December 14, 2023. Ms. Gerrish retired in 1990 after 31 years of service with Western.

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Leon Broniewicz

Leon Broniewicz, a retired staff member from the Facilities Management Department passed away on August 17, 2023.  Mr. Broniewicz retired in 2017 after 18 years of service with Western.

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John Wiebe

Professor Emeritus, John Wiebe, a retired faculty member from the Department of Biology passed away on June 20, 2023. Professor Wiebe retired in 2002 after 30 years of service with Western. 



Dylan Foley

Dylan Foley, a staff member from the Department of Housing Services, died on June 16, 2023. Mr. Foley had 24 years of service with Western at the time of his passing.



Ninian Mellamphy

Professor Emeritus, Ninian Mellamphy, a retired faculty member from the Department of English passed away on June 13, 2023.  Professor Mellamphy retired in 2002 after 32 years of service with Western. 

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David Kanatawakhon-Maracle

David Kanatawakhon-Maracle, a faculty member from the Department of Anthropology and the First Nations Study Program passed away on June 29, 2023.  Dr. Kanatawakhon-Maracle had 26 years of service with Western at the time of his passing.

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Gordon Wood

Gordon Wood, a retired staff member from the Department of Earth Sciences passed away on June 16, 2023. Mr. Wood retired in April 2010, after 42 years of service with Western.

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Biagio Di Blasio

Biagio Di Blasio, a retired staff member from the Department of Facilities Management passed away on May 16, 2023. Mr. Di Blasio retired in 1993 after 13 years of service with Western.

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Albert (Bert) Taylor

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Albert (Bert) Taylor, a retired Dean and Faculty member from the School of Kinesiology passed away on May 13, 2023. Dr. Taylor retired in 2005 after 23 years of service with Western and continued as an Adjunct Faculty member until 2016. A celebration of life will be held in the Great Hall at Western on Saturday, June 17.

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Paul (James) Green

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Paul (James) Green, a retired Faculty member from the Faculty of Music passed away on May 16, 2023. Dr. Green retired in 1994 after 29 years of service with Western. 

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Tutis Vilis

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Tutis Vilis, a retired faculty member from the Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Ophthalmology passed away on February 19, 2023. Dr. Vilis retired in 2013, after 37 years of service with Western, and continued to work post-retirement for an additional seven years.

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Craig Boydell

Professor Emeritus Craig Boydell, a retired faculty member and Head Basketball Coach from the School of Kinesiology. Professor Boydell retired in June 2008, after 39 years of service with Western.

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Paul Cavers

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Paul Cavers, a retired faculty member from the Department of Biology passed away on April 18, 2023. Dr. Cavers retired in July 2023, after 40 years of service with Western.

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Gerald R. Yaworski

Gerald R. Yaworski, a retired staff member from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation passed away on April 3, 2023. Mr. Yaworski retired in 2006 after 41 years of service with Western.

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Allan Quan

Allan Quan a retired Librarian from the Weldon Library passed way on January 2, 2023. Mr. Quan retired in 1999 after 30 years of service with Western.

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Donna Sasges

Donna Sasges, a staff member with Western Technology Services passed away on March 23, 2023. Ms. Sasges had 19 years of service with Western at the time of her passing.

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David Radcliffe

Professor Emeritus, David Radcliffe, from the Faculty of Education passed away on February 21, 2023. Dr. Radcliffe retired in June 2001 after 32 years of service with Western.

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James Mutch

James Mutch, a retired staff member from Western Libraries – Allyn & Betty Taylor Library passed away on January 18, 2023.  Mr. Mutch retired in 2018 after 32 years of service with Western.



David McIntosh

David McIntosh, the Manager Vending Services with the Department of Hospitality Services passed away on February 24, 2023.  Mr. McIntosh had 24 years of service with Western at the time of his passing.

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Steve Rumas

Steve Rumas, a staff member from the Social Science Computing Lab passed away on February 26, 2023.  Mr. Rumas retired in 2009 after 38 years of service with Western.

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Sarah Ferguson

Sarah Ferguson, a staff member from the Department of Housing Services passed away on February 8, 2023.  Ms. Ferguson had six years of service with Western, at the time of her passing.

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Brian Flumerfelt

Dr. Brian Flumerfelt, Professor Emeritus from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry – Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology passed away January 10, 2023. Dr. Flumerfelt retired in 2006 after 36 years of service with Western.

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