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Clarissa P. Green has spent her life exploring and teaching how family relationships are changed by aging, illness and death. In her decades-long career as a therapist, Green has helped families reconfigure their relationships and conceptions of self in the face of trauma and aging.
An Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, Green’s Continuing Studies Programs “The Widowed Journey” and “The Mid-Life Daughters’ Workshop” ran successfully for more than a decade. Green was a founder of Teaching and Academic Growth (now the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre), and she has received numerous teaching awards including the Killam Teaching Prize from UBC and the prestigious 3M National Teaching Award.
Green’s belief that personal experience is necessary for learning and growth developed naturally alongside a lifelong passion for storytelling. Green completed the Simon Fraser University Writer’s Studio program in 2007, and her short fiction piece The Coin won first prize at the Vancouver International Writer’s Festival in 2009. Green’s numerous works have been published in anthologies, Geist magazine, and The Fieldstone Review.
Gordon Cruse had a long and satisfying career working with young offenders as a youth supervisor at Victoria’s Youth Custody Centre for 26 years. A foster parent since 1973, Cruse completed two years of pre-med studies at the University of Saskatchewan. He also worked 14 years in radio, both on Canada’s west coast and the prairies as well as a year as a rock ‘n’ roll DJ and newsman with Radio Caroline, the first of the offshore British radio pirate ships. Now retired, he lives in Victoria, BC.
Nico Roselli was born and grew up in Vancouver, BC. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2019 with his BA, where he majored in political science and minored in the Law and Society program. A two-time member of the President’s Honour Society in high school, he is also a recipient of the Brother J.P. Keane General Excellence Award.
Since writing Hitting Your Stride, Roselli has begun to explore a career in teaching. He currently works in Vancouver schools as a Teacher On Call (TOC). His next goal is to attend Simon Fraser University to complete the Professional Development Program for aspiring elementary and secondary school teachers. A devoted lover of sports and coffee, Roselli can be found cheering on his teams with his peers and frequenting the local cafés and pubs of Vancouver. He plans to continue writing, in both fiction and non-fiction genres.
Cathy Sosnowsky, now retired, taught English literature at the university level. Her short stories and essays have been published in The Globe and Mail and Room Magazine. She sits on the Canadian board of Compassionate Friends and is a leader in its North Vancouver chapter. She also leads “Writing as Healing” workshops for bereaved parents in Canada and abroad. She currently lives in Vancouver with her husband, Woldy, and their granddaughter, Ainsley.
Author Sylvia (Shorthouse) Crooks was born and raised in Nelson, where she experienced the war years as a young child. She holds a B.A. in English and History and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of British Columbia. She was a faculty member for sixteen years in the UBC School of Library, Archival and Information Studies where one of her areas of expertise was reference and research services.
Phil Nealy is a career counsellor with a long history of working with students to help them find new directions. He currently acts as the senior admissions advisor for the Victoria campus of Sprott Shaw College.
Following a diving accident, Nealy was diagnosed as quadriplegic who would need a lifetime of constant care. Refusing predictions of his limitations from doctors, he strove to regain movement. He now lives independently, spending his leisure time exploring nature across Vancouver Island, swimming and snorkelling in the Caribbean.
He lives in Langford, BC.
David was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio and has practiced psychiatry and psychotherapy for over 30 years. He has studied and worked in Ohio, Georgia, Alaska, Oregon and British Columbia. He now has a private practice where he uses a family orientation in his work with individuals, couples and families in Vancouver and on BC’s Sunshine Coast.
Dr. Ted Hunt is a third-generation Vancouverite. He attended the University of British Columbia where he completed studies in Kinesiology and English. He played three years for the BC Lions before moving across the border to attend the University of Washington, where he earned advanced degrees in History. He has interviewed Alexander Kerensky, Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna, Dr. Lister Rogers of Stanford and Czech President Vaclav Havel.
With admiration and respect, we remember the remarkable life of Dr. Hunt, a celebrated athlete, educator, and author whose achievements and character left a lasting impact on all who knew him.
A celebrated athlete, educator, and author, Ted excelled in numerous sports, earning inductions into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame, B.C. Rugby Hall of Fame, and U.B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. His athletic achievements include playing for the Vancouver Burrards lacrosse team, being named to the 1952 Canadian Olympic Ski Team, and leading B.C.’s rugby team to a historic victory over the British Lions in 1966. Ted also made a mark in football, being named Western Conference Rookie of the Year in 1957 and Most Valuable Canadian in 1958.
After retiring from contact sports, Ted became an avid golfer, forming a notable friendship with Sean Connery. A dedicated educator, Ted held five university degrees and served as a Vancouver School Board Trustee. He was a prolific writer, contributing to various publications and authoring several books.
Ted is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen, his daughter Shelley, grandson Wesley, and many cherished family members and friends. Remembered for his kindness, love of animals, and zest for life, Ted leaves behind a legacy of inspiration and achievement.
Gurdev S. Boparai was born in 1950 in his maternal grandparent’s village of Nurpur in Punjab, India. He grew up in his ancestral village. Boparai Kalan and finished his primary education there. After attending high school in the neighbouring village of Shankar he took pre medical studies at Lyallpur Kalsa College in JHallandhar, Punjab.
