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Barbara Rowand Lamb passed away on March 23, 2022. She was 95. She was predeceased by her husband, Tom Gillespie, and is survived by her niece and nephews, Tom, Barbara, and Marie. She was a great aunt to many, and a great great aunt to many more. She was born to Garrett John Lamb and Emma Luella Lamb in 1927 and married Tom in 1981. She became an instant Grandma Barb in 1982 with the Gillespie clan (Mary Lou, Janice, Helen, Ruth Anne, Chris, and David). Barbara has a special place in the hearts of the Melville family (Sally, Nancy and Jamie), especially Sally, who shared her passion for knitting. Barbara was a proud graduate (and long-time supporter) of Queen’s University. Starting out in public relations working for Clint Melville, she became a teacher in 1960 and later led the business department at Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School in Sault Ste. Marie (of nine teachers, six were men). She was the first female in the Sault school board to be appointed as vice-principal at Collegiate Heights. A committed volunteer in the community, Barbara was president of Maycourt in 1976-77, often campaigned for the Salvation Army, and received an honorary lifetime member award from the Sault Theatre Workshop. For many years, her “beanbag” friends sustained her, especially Elta McLeod, as they moved through life to end their days at Collegiate Heights. She travelled extensively all her life and frequently went on adventures with family.

David Robinson passed away on Nov. 29, 2021, in his 79th year. He was a proud graduate of the 1965 engineering program, back in the day when he could leave his family farm, stick a thumb up at the side of the highway, and hitch a ride from the Ottawa Valley to get to school. He worked as an engineer with the City of North Bay for decades and was a respected and high-ranking member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario until the end of his life. Dave is well remembered and sorely missed by the friends and family he leaves behind. I would wish that his last long rest be peaceful, but, knowing him, he’s probably throwing Queen’s alumni parties and playing hockey in heaven. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Judi (née Bailey); son, Brent (Kim Weir); daughters, Stacey Lavigne and Lianne Crowe (Jeff); his grandchildren, Samantha (Matt Terry), Taryn (Isaiah Rose), Jeffrey and Delaney Crowe, and Jessica Holmes (Justin); and his four great-grandchildren, Thomas, Dawson, Fallyn, and Zoey. David is also leaving behind many nieces and nephews. We love you, Poppa.

Rudolf Harmsen passed away in London, Ont., on March 23, 2022. He was 89. He was predeceased by his brother, Arvid, and is survived by his wife, Jerroldine Harmsen (Arts’55); his sister, Miek Zuidema; his sons, Douglas and Leif; son-in-law, Mario Longtin; daughter-in-law, Stephanie Cozart; and granddaughter, Gwendolyn, who knew him as “Gaffer.” Rudolf received an undergraduate degree in biology and a master’s degree in zoology (under zoologist William Beckel) in 1959 from the University of Toronto. He then earned his PhD in zoology in 1963 from Cambridge University, England. For 32 years, from 1966 to 1998, Rudolf was a professor in the Biology Department at ������Ƶ. He lived an adventure-filled life. His journey as a life-long learner, scientist, educator, husband, father, and grandfather influenced those who came to know him for his loving, generous nature, his profound curiosity, his art, and his wit.

Ted Allen Given passed away on April 27, 2022. He was 91. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; his daughters, Jacqueline and Gillian; his son-in-law, John Ogden; and grandchildren, Joshua and Imogene. Ted’s professional career in teaching began in 1953 at Wexford Public School in Scarborough, Ont. He transferred to the North York Board of Education in the early 1960s to become the head of English at Humbermede Junior High School. In the latter part of his teaching career, he moved to Churchill Public School to be closer to home. With his wife, he travelled to England and Portugal, and enjoyed their cottage on Beaver Lake in Peterborough County with their family. Ted and Lillian were involved with service organizations for many years in their home community in Markham, Ont.

James Henry Coyle passed away on March 20, 2022, at his home in North Carolina. Beloved husband of 61 years to Carolyn, father to Robert, David and Alaine, and grandfather to Aileen, Kevin, Emily, Alison and Martin. He received his doctorate in psychiatry from the University of Toronto in 1966 and had a productive and rewarding career in both Canada and the United States.

With much sadness, his family announces the passing of David Conn Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, on March 1, 2022 at the age of 86. David, “Grandpa Dave,” was the beloved husband of Liliana, loving father of Peter (Rama), Kristina (Mathew), and Michael (Sonya) and grandfather of Fred, Monica, Oliver, Julia, and Charlotte. David passed away peacefully in Ottawa surrounded by family. As a teenager, David fell in love with radio and thus began a lifelong passion that started as a hobby, turned into a career, and then returned as a hobby; an activity that David kept at as long as he could. All his extended family and friends have many memories of relaxing at the cottage with Morse code providing the background soundtrack. David graduated in 1959 from Queens University in Electrical & Computer Engineering, receiving a master’s degree in 1961. After his marriage to his Italian beauty, Liliana, in 1961 and the birth of their three children, he received his PhD in 1969. During his long career as a communications engineer and professor he taught at Queen’s University, Carleton University, and McMaster University. Along the way, his career took him to Boston, Kingston, Ottawa, Stockholm, Saskatoon, and Dundas.

Outside of work David loved to sail. He raced International 14s and Finns and passed that love on to his three children. David was a passionate black-and-white photographer for most of his life; his extended family is especially grateful for this as the moments and memories he captured on film have become treasures to keep forever. Throughout his life and retirement, he was an active member of OARC, the Ottawa Amateur Radio Club. Many of his radio antennae designs, HAM Radio equipment and radio engineering notes and are now part of the Diefenbunker museum. A celebration of life will be held this summer, 2022, at the family cottage, a place David loved dearly, and a place he visited annually since 1952.