OBITUARIES
Dr. Jan H. Lombard
Dr. Jan Lombard passed away peacefully on
September 14 at the age of 52. He will be
deeply missed by the love of his life, his wife
of almost 30 years, Adri, and his two daughters Natasja (Matthew) van den Berghe and
Yolandi Lombard (Mitchell Burnett). Jan is
also survived by his brothers: Paul (Maryna), Johannes (Sonia),
Pierre, Anton (Leonie) and his in-laws Dirk and Ida Laurens and
Renette Nel. He was predeceased by his mother, Anna Lombard and his father, Jan Lombard.
Dr. Lombard will be remembered by patients and colleagues
as a caring and compassionate physician, who had a positive
effect on those around him. Jan will be forever missed by his
family, friends and the many lives he touched. His passing will
leave the community of Fort Qu’Appelle with a large void.
Dr. Ian McDonald
Former dean and professor in the University
of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine died at
home on November 25, 2013 following a long
struggle with poor health.
Dr. McDonald was born in Regina on May 20, 1928 (his father’s birthday). A graduate of Regina’s Central Collegiate, he
completed an AA degree at the then Regina campus of the
University of Saskatchewan, moving to the University of Manitoba for medical. While completing his degree, Ian became
engaged to Anne McGavin, with whom he was married for 60
years.
Following internship and residency in Vancouver, Regina,
and Saskatoon, the couple and their two small boys moved
to Denver, Colorado, where he held the position of Chief Resident, and a third child – a daughter –joined the family. In 1958,
Ian accepted the invitation of Dr. G. “Griff” McKerracher to join
the newly created Department of Psychiatry in the College of
Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In time, he would
succeed McKerracher as Department Head and eventually
served two terms as Dean of the College before retiring into
a psychiatric consultancy with RUH and the Saskatoon Health
Region. He continued the work that he loved until just before
his eighty-first birthday. His commitment to the College of
Medicine reflected his love for and abiding attachment to the
people and province of Saskatchewan.
McDonald leaves a rich legacy reflecting his lifelong dedication to improving the lives of the mentally ill in Canada. He
worked with his mentor, McKerracher, on the internationally recognized “Saskatchewan Plan,” which sought to deinstitutionalize psychiatric patients from large hospitals to local
clinical communities as a more effective mode of treatment. A
member of numerous provincial and federal commissions on
mental health issues, he chaired the committee that produced
the landmark “Report on the Forgotten Constituents” for Saskatchewan’s Mental Health Association. His contributions to
his community and discipline earned him recognition from
the Canadian Mental Health Association, and he received the
one-time 50th Anniversary Golden Award from the Canadian
Psychiatric Association, which noted his “lifelong dedication
to biopsychosocial psychiatric care, rural community services,
and his leadership in reforming mental health systems in Saskatchewan.”
Ian died shortly after his sixtieth wedding anniversary, and
would have been delighted by the Grey Cup victory of his
team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders .
Predeceased by his parents, George and Alexandrina (Daisy)
McDonald and his elder sister Marian, Ian is survived by his
wife of sixty years, Margaret Anne (née McGavin), children
David MacLaren (Lois), George Bruce (Bernadette), Catherine
Anne, Susan Jane, Shelagh Elizabeth (Sandy Ribeiro), and his
sister, Katherine Elizabeth. His survivors also include three beloved grandsons, Michael Ian J