Eric William Kierans, L BA 35, LLD 87, died May 10 in Montreal. Despite a slow career start, after the Second World War Eric became a successful businessperson. He then undertook postgraduate studies in economics at McGill and the St. Thomas More Institute, and from 1953 to 1960 was an economics professor and then director of McGill’s business school. In 1963 Eric was elected to the Quebec legislature and served as Minister of Revenue, Minister of Health and president of the Quebec Liberal Foundation. In 1968 he ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada but was elected to Parliament. He was Postmaster General and then Minister of Communications until he resigned in 1971. Eric returned to teaching economics at McGill, 1972-80, then at Dalhousie University, 1983-84. From 1982 to 1997 he appeared on the CBC Radio show Morningside as part of a regular political panel with Dalton Camp and Stephen Lewis. Eric also authored and co-authored several books and a Royal Commission. In 1995 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Eric is survived by his daughter, Catherine, and son, Thomas. He was 90.

David A. Pearce, S BSc (chem.) 52, died May 12 in New Brunswick, N.J. A native of Montreal, in 1960 David moved to Edison, N.J., where he was a senior research chemist at Mobil Chemical until his retirement in 1982. He was a member of the American Chemical Society. David is survived by his daughters, Donna and Beverly, both anaesthesiologists. He was 83.

T. Douglas Kinsella, L BA 53, died June 15 in Kingston, Ont. A physician and educator, Douglas received his MD from McGill in 1957. He had been an associate professor of medicine at Queen’s University and McGill before arriving at the University of Calgary in 1975, where he remained until his retirement in 2000 as a Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Bioethics. Douglas wrote or co-wrote more than 200 articles and books, and received many honours, including being named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1995 for contributions to research and biomedical ethics. He is survived by his wife, Lorna (Cleary), and four sons, Warren, Kevin, Lorne and Troy. Douglas was 72.