The University of Alberta banner is flying at half-mast from June 9-12, 2023 in remembrance of Dr. Ehor Gauk, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.
Ehor was born in Wakaw, SK on February 22, 1935, and spent an idyllic first ten years in the hamlet of Yellow Creek. The family then moved to Prince Albert to pursue better business and educational opportunities. He attended university in Saskatoon but completed his medical degree in Winnipeg, MB, in 1958. His residency training involved year-long stints in Edmonton, Toronto, Chicago, and London, England. Qualified as a paediatrician with special training in neurology, he started his career in Edmonton, AB, in 1964 and continued to work there for the next 55 years. He raised his family of three children with his first wife, Doreen Ronaghan, and started a tremendous orchid collection. He expanded his medical practice in the 1990's by becoming involved in international medical education, first in China, then Ukraine (OsVita Medical Project) and finally in Uganda. He met many wonderful colleagues who became friends and stayed in touch even after his retirement. He filled his retirement with family, travel, tennis and socializing. As his health began to limit his physical activities he focused on keeping in touch with his world-wide network of friends, staying at the leading edge of computer technology as well as world events and enjoying his home in Parksville, BC. He took great joy from watching the lives of his children, grandchildren, and three generations of nephews and nieces unfold. He felt blessed by the love of his family until his last moments of life.
For information about lowering the University of Alberta banner, visit the In Memoriam webpage.