[BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) Celebration of Life and Work of John Dickenson

[Jim Harding]

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Send reply to:  	"McLennan Ian C." <ian@ianmclennan.com>
From:           	Ian McLennan <ian@ianmclennan.com>
Subject:        	Celebration of Life and Work of John Dickenson
Date sent:      	Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:24:03 -0800


Vancouver, 14th February, 2007


Dear Jim and BCMA colleagues

I can now confirm that we have scheduled a public ceremony, a  
"Celebration of John Dickenson's Life and Work" which will be held in 
the planetarium theatre at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in 
Vancouver on Thursday, March 8th - from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The event 
will include a sunset reception in the upper foyer of the planetarium 
- overlooking Vancouver's urban skyline. The host will be Donna 
Livingstone, current managing director of HRMSC.  UBC astronomer 
Dr. Jaymie Matthews will be Master of Ceremonies, and I will have the 
honour of reading messages from professional colleagues from 
Canadian and world-wide museum, science centre and planetarium 
communities. We are ably assisted in the logistical arrangements by 
Gayle Seaman who served as John's assistant and secretary for 
several years and Erik Koelemeyer, HRMSC senior producer.

We would invite and encourage members of the BCMA who knew and  
respected John to attend. Any photographs or other documentation 
you or others may have are welcome and can be transmitted directly to 
either of my main e-mail addresses (below). To those who have 
already sent messages, we will be pleased to incorporate them within 
the Celebration. Stories or anecdotes are also welcome. Anyone 
wishing to say a few words should get in touch with me by e-mail.

Donna Livingstone and I were among the many friends of John and 
Joan attending John's funeral service on beautiful Salt Spring Island on 
Saturday afternoon. It was a bright, sunny day - with the late 
afternoon sunlight sparkling off the nearby waters. All-Saints 
Anglican Parish By-The-Sea was a lovely setting for the quiet, 
dignified service. Remarkable person that she is, Joan herself read 
one of the lessons from scripture.

On the signing table just outside the main congregation, there were 
several mementoes that helped to illuminate John's interests in 
life... These included the distinctive hard hat he wore proudly every 
day when the new space centre he conceived was under construction 
a decade ago, a scale model Ariane rocket, and a camera from his 
impressive collection of vintage photographic equipment.  There was 
also a plaque from the year 2000 naming John Dickenson a Fellow of 
the International Planetarium Society. John represented Canada on the 
IPS Council for several years - and was highly regarded by his peers 
all around the world.

Private messages to Joan will reach her via:

Joan Dickenson...
3030 Southey Point Road
Salt Spring Island BC V8K 1A1
Canada

 < jdickens@telus.net >


Kind regards.

Ian

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BC Museums Association
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