[cmath] Richard Kane

[H E A Eddy Campbell]

Friends and colleagues

	Here is Richard's obituary from the London Free Times of yesterday.  All of us, and our mathematics, are diminished by his loss.  

Kane Richard Michael

KANE, Richard Michael - Peacefully with family by his side, Richard
was given to eternal life on Friday, October 1, 2010 after a 9-month
fight with kidney cancer. Much loved husband of Jo-Ann Butler,
cherished father and mentor of Michael of San Francisco and Jennifer
of Toronto. Beloved brother of Sister Margaret Kane, CSJ, Guelph and
cherished cousin, uncle and brother-in-law. Richard's two great loves
in his life were his family and his vocation to mathematics. He was
also an avid gardener, photographer and adventurous traveler. Since
1980, he has been a member of the Department of Mathematics at the
University of Western Ontario. He received his PhD in Mathematics from
the University of Waterloo in 1973. He has held post doctoral
fellowships at Oxford and MIT and visiting professorships in
Princeton, Barcelona, Bonn, Aberdeen, San Diego and Sydney. He was the
recipient of the David Borwein Distinguished Career Award, the
Canadian Mathematical Society of Distinguished Service Award and is a
member of the Royal Society of Canada. He is known by his colleagues
and students as a dedicated teacher and distinguished researcher in
the field of algebraic topology. He has profoundly influenced the
course of mathematics in Canada through his exemplary career. Illness
forced his untimely retirement from teaching in January 2010. Despite
all his academic achievements he will forever be remembered for his
humbleness, gentleness and kindness. We thank the nursing staff of
London Health Sciences Centre for their dedicated and loving care of
our dear Richard. Family will received friends at JOHN T. DONOHUE
FUNERAL HOME, 362 Waterloo Street at King Street, on Tuesday September
5, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. A Vigil Service will be held at 8
o'clock. Mass of the Resurrection will be held at Windermere on the
Mount Chapel, 1486 Richmond Street, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday October 6,
2010. Interment to follow at St. Peter's Cemetery. As expressions of
sympathy, memorial donations may be made online to
www.kidneycancercanada.org. 'The learned will shine . . . as bright as
stars for all eternity.' Daniel 12:1-3

Published: Oct 2, 2010
 
   Regards,

H E A Eddy Campbell
President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New Brunswick
506-453-4567 (O)
506-453-5158 (F)
president at unb.ca





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