Recently deceased physicians

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 66, No. 4, May 2024, Pages 135-136 Obituaries

If you knew any of the deceased, please consider submitting an obituary for the BCMJ to journal@doctorsofbc.ca.

Dr Bruce Alan Beaton
26 December 1946–27 September 2023
Obituary: www.yukon-news.com/obituaries/Dr-bruce-beaton-7113052

Dr Michael Geoffrey Bendall
24 May 1946–16 January 2024

Dr Thomas Paul Broome
1 June 1932–3 September 2023
Obituary: www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/thomas-broome-obituary?id=53117257

Dr Charles Carpenter
21 August 1929–2 April 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/charles-carpenter-1087474163

Dr William Anthony Cawkell
19 April 1938–19 November 2022
Obituary: www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/vernon-bc/william-cawkell-11030541

Dr Ralph Marenus Christensen
4 June 1928–2 November 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/ralph-christensen-1089077353

Dr David Douglas Cochrane
19 December 1950–17 February 2024
Obituary: www.springfieldfuneralhome.com/obituaries/cochrane-david-douglas-Dr/

Dr Warwick Llewellyn Evans
21 October 1950–2 July 2023

Dr Bruce Alan Fleming
11 November 1951–19 July 2022
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/bruce-fleming-1085830333

Dr U. Pal Gareau
30 November 1927–1 October 2023

Dr James Hyndman Gough
25 December 1921–27 December 2022

Dr Norman Edgar Hamilton
30 October 1934–30 August 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/norman-hamilton-1088785490

Dr Jennifer Elizabeth Hankins
6 December 1968–16 May 2023

Dr Earl David Hardin
10 December 1933–1 November 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/earl-hardin-1089010535

Dr Hans-Joachim Martin Heimlich
21 June 1931–23 February 2023
Obituary: www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/hans-heimlich-obituary?id=49337826

Dr Shane Albert Longman
23 November 1964–16 May 2023

Dr Melanie Lee Madill
11 May 1961–13 November 2023
Obituary: www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/obituaries/dr-melanie-madill-7329678

Dr Bruce Phillip Mohr
20 April 1957–28 May 2023
Obituary: https://memorials.squamishfuneralchapel.com/Dr-bruce-mohr/5201096/

Dr John Paul Moxham
25 June 1968–13 January 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/paul-moxham-1087057136

Dr Jennifer Oates
26 May 1973–8 August 2023
Obituary: www.mccallgardens.com/obituaries/dr-jennifer-sibilla-maria-oates

Dr Gerald Johann Philippson
28 June 1930–18 July 2023
Obituary: www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/courtenay-bc/gerald-philippson-11376189

Dr William Leo (Barry) Purcell
17 July 1932–27 April 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/william-purcell-1088345080

Dr Noel Francis Quenville
12 July 1929–30 December 2022
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/Dr-noel-quenville-1086968384

Dr Kennard Monteath Robertson
7 March 1931–25 January 2024
Obituary: www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/north-vancouver-bc/kennard-robertson-11642703

Dr Benjamin Arthur Sawer
18 February 1947–12 June 2023
Obituary: www.theprogress.com/obituaries/benjamin-arthur-sawer-1942942

Dr Arthur Adolf Shier
12 September 1934–15 April 2023
Obituary: https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/arthur-shier-1087504349

Dr Matthys Michiel Slabber du Toit
23 September 1932–2 September 2023
Obituary: www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/matthys-du-toit-obituary?id=53090641

Dr Eric Egidius Stockenstrom
23 April 1959–8 September 2023
Obituary: https://amherstcremation.com/memorials/stockenstrom.html

Dr Petrus Albertyn Swart
2 October 1959–25 May 2023
Obituary: https://apt.med.ubc.ca/news/we-have-sadly-lost-one-of-our-dear-colleagues-very-unexpectedly

Dr Zahir Shamshudin Vellani
16 July 1954–11 December 2023

Dr Margot Anne Walker
1 August 1947–13 May 2023

Dr Paul Julius Warbeck
21 October 1952–13 February 2024
Obituary: www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/prince-george-bc/paul-warbeck-11667354

Dr Ernest William Wigmore
12 July 1938–10 September 2023
Obituary: www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ernest-wigmore-obituary?id=53123355

Dr John Charles Wood
25 May 1950–19 October 2023

Dr Amgad Zeke
14 October 1968–7 June 2023

. Recently deceased physicians. BCMJ, Vol. 66, No. 4, May, 2024, Page(s) 135-136 - Obituaries.



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