The phrase, a jack of all trades, is usually finished with the words: and master of none. This was not the case with Lionel Geller, who passed away at age 87. According to the lovely obituary published by his family, he was a master of everything he took on: 鈥淎n accomplished civil engineer who helped…
Retired Humanities faculty member Marvin Hershorn passed away suddenly on Jan. 17. He taught at Dawson from 1970 to his retirement in December 2009.
His obituary can be found here:
Judy Bahen, a long-time Dawson employee, passed away on February 4 at the age of 76. She began her career at Dawson in 1976 and retired in 2011. During those 35 years, she held a number of support staff positions, including Administrative Secretary in the Office of Academic Dean throughout most of the 1990s, administrative support agent in 蘑菇视频 and as an administration technician in the Academic Systems 蘑菇视频 office during the last 10 years of her Dawson career.
Judy was an enthusiastic member of the Dawson community, attending as many events and social gatherings as time allowed. Kindhearted to a fault, she greeted everyone she met with a smile and a warm greeting in her trademark gravelly voice. She is fondly remembered by her former colleagues and friends at the College.
Her obituary is here:
Retired music teacher Pierre Landry has died. His obituary can be found here:
蘑菇视频 mourns the passing of one of the most distinctive voices and enthusiastic members of its community. Roslyn Silver passed away on November 24 after facing health challenges for a number of years. She was surrounded by her loved ones and closest friends until the end. Roslyn started her long career at Dawson in 1979…
The College received the sad news that Louise Kralka, who served on the Board of Governors for eight years between 2009 and 2017, passed away on January 20. She was 68 years old. The celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, January 31. Details are contained in the obituary at 聽.
Louise was a dedicated member of the extended Dawson community with close friends at the College, and her son Patrick McBride who worked for a time in Facilities Management. An active and engaged member of the Board, she was Chair between June 2014 and February 2017 after serving as Vice-Chair, and she contributed to many Board-related committees.
It is with much sorrow that we announce the death of Paul Duchow, who passed away in Cuba on October 5, 2025 at the age of 77. Paul taught Political Science and Humanities at Dawson, first at Lafontaine, then at Atwater.聽 He also made an important contribution to the college serving on the executive of the Dawson Teachers鈥� Union for years. He supplemented his studies with a law degree specializing in immigration law. Following an early retirement from teaching, Paul helped clients cut through immigration red tape. For the past years, Paul spent much of his time in Cuba where his wife, Yarima Perodin, and his daughter, Rebecca, still live.
The Dawson community lost three retirees over the past few months.
John Henry Burrows taught in the Electrical Engineering Technology program from 1971 until his retirement in 1997. He passed away on July 7, 2025.
Bruno Geslain was employed at Dawson from 1978 until 2013. He started as a Pedagogical Counsellor in the Processional Development and Research service. He later became a permanent manager in 2007 (Coordinator des services p茅dagogiques / Coordinator, Canada 鈥� Qu茅bec Entente) prior to his retirement in 2013. Bruno died on July 20, 2025. His obituary is .
Donald Hackett was a Computer Science teacher from 1971 until his retirement in 2005. He also taught in the 蘑菇视频 sector. Donald passed away on May 4, 2025. His obituary is .
We regret to inform you that Firooz Azam Zanganeh has passed away. He was a teacher in the Mathematics department from 1974 until his retirement in 2008.
We warmly invite you to join us in celebrating the life of Dr. Catherine Fichten. It will take place on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 4 PM to 6 PM at 蘑菇视频 in 5B.16.
Catherine, who passed away on Oct. 31, 2024, made a profound impact on teaching and research. Please join Catherine鈥檚 colleagues and friends in a celebration of her life and her enduring legacy. We heartily encourage you to share your favourite memories during the celebration. Refreshments will be served. We would also encourage donations in Catherine鈥檚 memory to a scholarship fund in her name, currently in the process of being established.
In order that we can make the necessary arrangements, kindly RSVP by Thursday, April 17 to Susie Wileman at swileman@dawsoncollege.qc.ca . Please indicate if you would like to share your memories of Catherine during the celebration.
-The Adaptech Research Team
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