Recently deceased physicians
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 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
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Correction: Recently deceased physicians
The originally published list of recently deceased physicians incorrectly included Dr Shane Albert Longman. Dr Longman is not deceased. We apologize to Dr Longman for this error and to the family members of deceased Doctors of BC members if there are any other errors on the list.