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British Columbians we remember: the obituaries of 2007
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Publish Date: December 27, 2007
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Inspirational residents who died: (clockwise from left) Jane Rule, Roy Mah, Colleen McCrory, E.J. Hughes, and Shemina Hirji.
Muriel Arnason, 81, first woman elected to Langley Township council
Amanpreet Kaur Bahia, 33, mother
James Barber, 84, writer, broadcaster, and food lover
Master Cpl. Colin Bason, 28, reservist, Royal Westminster Regiment
Barry Beyerstein, 60, SFU psychology professor and president of the BC Society for Skeptical Enquiry
George Birnie, 85, Vancouver firefighter and advocate of mandatory sprinkler systems
Keith Bradbury, 66, former BCTV news director and assignment editor
Ernie Brown, 93, known as Mr. Golf, member of BC Sports Hall of Fame
Ray Chapman, 88, retired land surveyor and heritage advocate
Paul Cheema, 34, husband of murdered principal Shemina Hirji
James Po Ho Cheung, 45, president of 777 Sports Entertainment Group
Jagjit Singh Chohan, 80, former self-declared president of the movement for an independent Khalistan
Paul Chwelos, 36, assistant professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
Dan Closkey, born in 1919, former Surrey city manager
Ian Davidson, 82, architect and patron of the arts
Quon Chung Shee Der, 101, head-tax redress activist
Herb Doman, 75, forestry pioneer and founder of Doman Industries
Ian Dyck, 52, SFU history professor
Robert Dziekanski, 40, immigrant
Penelope Estacio, 31, president of WE-CARE, an advocacy program for live-in caregivers
Sam Eves, 16, student
Larisa Fayad, 31, technical and lighting director of Flamenco Rosario
John Fearing, 78, musician, teacher, and environmental activist
Joachim Foikus, 82, "Town Fool"
Denis Fontaine, 40, adventurer
John Ford, 71, former actor and UBC bookstore employee
Brett Gannon, 47, president and CEO of Xillix Technologies Inc.
Alex Grant, 66, writer and film critic
Michael Haider, 56, RCMP officer
Laurine Harrison, 51, SFU student ombudsman
Strachan Hartley, 30, captain of the 1997 Vanier Cup–winning UBC Thunderbirds football team
Shemina Hirji, 40, Surrey elementary-school principal
Kirk Robert Holifield, 35, father
V.K. Eddie Hsu, 101, retired shipping magnate and philanthropist
E.J. Hughes, 93, landscape artist
Gloria Hunt, 85, former president of the Nimpkish Community Club
Richard Juryn, 50, director of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association
Philip Keatley, 85, retired actor and retired CBC director and producer
Anne Kramer, 64, former chair and CEO of Current Technology Corp.
Roy Mah, 89, retired publisher, journalist, soldier, and labour organizer
Theodore Maiman, 79, retired physicist who built the first working laser
Ian Gordon Mann, 47, fisheries officer, sports coach, and scout leader
Colleen McCrory, 57, conservationist
Chris Mohan, 22, student
George Mussallem, 99, retired four-term Social Credit MLA
Alisa Noda, 50, lawyer and president of the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre
Myfanwy Pavelic, 91, portrait artist
Lewis Perinbam, 82, humanitarian
John Pifer, 61, broadcaster and political journalist
Tom Potter, 52, lawyer
Jeani Read, 60, journalist
Bill Richards, 68, retired SFU communications professor
Sydney Rothery, 40, mother, style maven, and former sales executive
Jane Rule, 76, author, essayist, writing teacher, and lesbian icon
William Sauder, 81, forestry pioneer and former UBC chancellor
Peter Paul Saunders, 78, retired business executive, cofounder of BCTV, and patron of the arts
Edward Schellenberg, 55, gas-fireplace repairman
Ellen Schrodt, 72, founder of the B.C. Operating Nurses Group
Bruce Serafin, born in 1940, writer and a founder of Vancouver Review
Richard Shutler, 85, Pacific archaeologist and SFU professor emeritus
Linda Sperling, 67, union negotiator and former college instructor
Jess St. Eloi, 82, retired building-trades labour organizer
John Stevenson, 86, former president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and former president of the B.C. Radiological Society
Wanda Stepien, 82, extraordinary mother and grandmother, a woman of courage and indomitable spirit who survived the Warsaw uprising, and long-time Straight supporter
Barry Wild, 92, mezzo soprano
Norman Wong, 66, businessman who helped Ming Wo succeed.
© 2007 Vancouver Free Press
Feature Articles
British Columbians we remember: the obituaries of 2007
Feature Articles
Publish Date: December 27, 2007
login or register to post comments | email this page | printer friendly version
Inspirational residents who died: (clockwise from left) Jane Rule, Roy Mah, Colleen McCrory, E.J. Hughes, and Shemina Hirji.
Muriel Arnason, 81, first woman elected to Langley Township council
Amanpreet Kaur Bahia, 33, mother
James Barber, 84, writer, broadcaster, and food lover
Master Cpl. Colin Bason, 28, reservist, Royal Westminster Regiment
Barry Beyerstein, 60, SFU psychology professor and president of the BC Society for Skeptical Enquiry
George Birnie, 85, Vancouver firefighter and advocate of mandatory sprinkler systems
Keith Bradbury, 66, former BCTV news director and assignment editor
Ernie Brown, 93, known as Mr. Golf, member of BC Sports Hall of Fame
Ray Chapman, 88, retired land surveyor and heritage advocate
Paul Cheema, 34, husband of murdered principal Shemina Hirji
James Po Ho Cheung, 45, president of 777 Sports Entertainment Group
Jagjit Singh Chohan, 80, former self-declared president of the movement for an independent Khalistan
Paul Chwelos, 36, assistant professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
Dan Closkey, born in 1919, former Surrey city manager
Ian Davidson, 82, architect and patron of the arts
Quon Chung Shee Der, 101, head-tax redress activist
Herb Doman, 75, forestry pioneer and founder of Doman Industries
Ian Dyck, 52, SFU history professor
Robert Dziekanski, 40, immigrant
Penelope Estacio, 31, president of WE-CARE, an advocacy program for live-in caregivers
Sam Eves, 16, student
Larisa Fayad, 31, technical and lighting director of Flamenco Rosario
John Fearing, 78, musician, teacher, and environmental activist
Joachim Foikus, 82, "Town Fool"
Denis Fontaine, 40, adventurer
John Ford, 71, former actor and UBC bookstore employee
Brett Gannon, 47, president and CEO of Xillix Technologies Inc.
Alex Grant, 66, writer and film critic
Michael Haider, 56, RCMP officer
Laurine Harrison, 51, SFU student ombudsman
Strachan Hartley, 30, captain of the 1997 Vanier Cup–winning UBC Thunderbirds football team
Shemina Hirji, 40, Surrey elementary-school principal
Kirk Robert Holifield, 35, father
V.K. Eddie Hsu, 101, retired shipping magnate and philanthropist
E.J. Hughes, 93, landscape artist
Gloria Hunt, 85, former president of the Nimpkish Community Club
Richard Juryn, 50, director of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association
Philip Keatley, 85, retired actor and retired CBC director and producer
Anne Kramer, 64, former chair and CEO of Current Technology Corp.
Roy Mah, 89, retired publisher, journalist, soldier, and labour organizer
Theodore Maiman, 79, retired physicist who built the first working laser
Ian Gordon Mann, 47, fisheries officer, sports coach, and scout leader
Colleen McCrory, 57, conservationist
Chris Mohan, 22, student
George Mussallem, 99, retired four-term Social Credit MLA
Alisa Noda, 50, lawyer and president of the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre
Myfanwy Pavelic, 91, portrait artist
Lewis Perinbam, 82, humanitarian
John Pifer, 61, broadcaster and political journalist
Tom Potter, 52, lawyer
Jeani Read, 60, journalist
Bill Richards, 68, retired SFU communications professor
Sydney Rothery, 40, mother, style maven, and former sales executive
Jane Rule, 76, author, essayist, writing teacher, and lesbian icon
William Sauder, 81, forestry pioneer and former UBC chancellor
Peter Paul Saunders, 78, retired business executive, cofounder of BCTV, and patron of the arts
Edward Schellenberg, 55, gas-fireplace repairman
Ellen Schrodt, 72, founder of the B.C. Operating Nurses Group
Bruce Serafin, born in 1940, writer and a founder of Vancouver Review
Richard Shutler, 85, Pacific archaeologist and SFU professor emeritus
Linda Sperling, 67, union negotiator and former college instructor
Jess St. Eloi, 82, retired building-trades labour organizer
John Stevenson, 86, former president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and former president of the B.C. Radiological Society
Wanda Stepien, 82, extraordinary mother and grandmother, a woman of courage and indomitable spirit who survived the Warsaw uprising, and long-time Straight supporter
Barry Wild, 92, mezzo soprano
Norman Wong, 66, businessman who helped Ming Wo succeed.
© 2007 Vancouver Free Press
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