July 4, 1933 - February 10, 2020
Died peacefully surrounded by his family at Lions
Gate Hospital where he was born and had cared
for patients throughout his life.
Dick is survived by his wife Mary, their 3 children
Lucy (Chris), Jonathan (Chris), and Gillian, grandchildren
Helena, Frances, Georgia, and Eli, and his
brother David. He was predeceased by his sister
Deirdre McKechnie in 2003.
Except for 5 years in Ottawa during the war, Dick’s
childhood was spent in West Vancouver and
summers with his grandparents on Quadra Island.
Dick graduated from UBC with a BA in biology and
fisheries and then medicine at McGill University
where he became a general practitioner.
He met his future wife Mary while skiing at Mt
Tremblant. They were married in Montreal on
September 29, 1962, then settled in West Vancouver
to start his practice and to raise their children on a
run down property that, with much work, evolved
into a beautiful and much loved ‘estate’.
Dick was a man of many talents. He was athletic
and loved tennis and golf (he was a long time
member of Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club and
Capilano Golf Club) and spent many weekends
skiing with friends and family at Whistler where he
was a volunteer doctor for 25 years. Dick had a
talent for woodwork, building a cabin on Hollyburn
Mt when he was 16 and boatbuilding after he
retired. He also wrote a number of stories including
a memoir.
Dick will be remembered for his gentle and caring
manner, love of nature and animals, appetite for
reading, talent for shaggy dog tales, and passion
for trying new projects.
Heartfelt thanks to Lions Gate Hospital for their
gentle and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers,
donations to McGill University or Lions Gate
Hospital would be appreciated. A Celebration of
Life will be held at Capilano Golf and Country Club
at 3pm on March 4, 2020.
So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made
In love we disappear
Leonard Cohen
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