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Brett Hayward lives with his wife, Deborah, on Vancouver Island. He has spent a lifetime with animals as a veterinarian and otherwise, learning and wondering about life, death and the existential questions in between. Brett is an activist for social issues, particularly homelessness, mental health and drug addiction, and has worked abroad with a missionary organization. Existence is his first published book.
As a social worker, John Deakins has witnessed first hand the terrible things we both knowingly and unknowingly do to one another. He trained at the University of Bristol in England and subsequently obtained his PhD in Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. After three years of practice in England, and six in the US, he and his family moved to Canada, where for 22 years, until ‘retiring’ in 1991, he taught at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Vancouver, BC.
It is with a profound respect and admiration that we mark the passing of Jaime Smith. On October 24th, succumbing to sepsis after a hip fracture.
Jaime’s journey took him from the observatory to the psychiatrist’s office, and a legacy of thought-provoking literature. Testaments all to his voracious appetite for knowledge across disciplines.
Jaime’s many life chapters took him from a US university to the observatories of Argentina to the front lines of psychiatric care during the AIDS crisis in Vancouver and then to becoming the only resident psychiatrist in the Yukon before retiring in Victoria. His literary works that we’ve had the pleasure to publish, Meteors and Stardust, bear witness to his extensive knowledge and unique perspective as both an astronomer and a psychiatrist.
Shown in his written works in books and in his blog, Jaime’s life exemplified a relentless pursuit of intellectual growth and social progress.
Jaime’s enduring wisdom is imparted in his books, and his legacy is carried on through his three daughters, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren.
JAIME SMITH, MD, FRCPC, was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and upon completing his undergraduate studies in humanities at the University of Minnesota, moved to Argentina to work as an astronomer at the national observatory, leaving behind the political framework of a country that he no longer supported.
Smith’s path would ultimately lead him to British Columbia, where he was a university teacher in physics, mathematics and astronomy before changing careers and receiving his MD, followed by four years of training in psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.
Smith was a participant in the fight to de-stigmatize homosexuality within the medical community and served on the front line of the AIDS epidemic in Vancouver, BC. A widower since 2011, he has three daughters, seven grandsons and four great-grandchildren.
To read more of Jaime’s writing, visit his website: https://karhunluola.wordpress.com
Jaime Smith, MD, FRCPC was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and upon completing his undergraduate studies in Humanities at the University of Minnesota moved to Argentina to work as an astronomer at the national observatory, leaving behind the political framework of a country that he no longer supported.
Smith’s path would ultimately lead him to British Columbia, where he was a university teacher in Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy before changing careers, receiving his M.D. followed by four years of training in psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.
Smith was a participant in the fight to de-stigmatize homosexuality within the medical community and served on the front line of the AIDS epidemic in Vancouver, BC. A widower since 2011 he has three daughters, seven grandsons and four great-grandchildren.
