Posts to the tribute of Ian James McGee

Mary Boucher posted a condolence
Monday, April 28, 2025
Just Found Out Today! That Ian Passed Away! So Very Sorry For You & Your Family! Sounds Like An ‘Amazing’ Prof & Person! He May Have Taught - Grandaughter, Bettina Boucher - Double Honours Math at UW! Then Business At Laurier - For Business! She is 29yrs. Old! After 6 Yrs. - Is A Realtor - Like I was For 20 Yrs.After Nursing 20 Yrs.! Also Teaches YOGA Full Time in Uptown Waterloo! Also Another ‘HilTek’ Job From Home! Loves the Flexibility’! Suits Her! Wondering - Where You live & HowvYou are!? Mary
Joan East donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, April 7, 2025
Janet and Ron Mullin pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Eleanor & Robert Schnurr-Mueller donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
With the sincere sympathy of Eleanor Schnurr-Mueller and Robert Mueller. Rest in peace, Ian.
Linda Becker pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Jean Plust pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Renee Biewenga-Hyans pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Beth and Steve Brown pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Ron and Sue Shane donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Jim and Linda Schurter donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Robert and Connie Wills donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
John and Judy Bullen donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Sharon and Doug Irving donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Marilyn Henderson donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Marilyn Henderson donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Kay Wentzell pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Pamela and Donald Meirowski pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Carol Cockfield pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
David Mitchell and Heather Ferguson pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Don Upper and Catherine Hertel pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Jan Ashton pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Diana Watson pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Gillian Woolner donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Christiane Dijong donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Linda Creed pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Karen and Ellsworth Ledrew donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Margaret and John Vellinga donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Doug and Lois Paterson pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Richard and Lorraine Clausi donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Janet and Ronald Mullin donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Our Sincerest Condolences to Dawna and the girls. We were saddened to learn of Ian’s passing. Alzheimers is such a horrible disease affecting so many families. We choose to remember Ian the way he was as a distinguished Mathematician and a friendly and caring man. I am sorry not to be able to attend the service as I have no caregiver to stay with Ron on Saturday mornings. But our thoughts are with you. Jan Mullin.
Mary and Ted Brough donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Carol Alguire pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Friday, April 4, 2025
Sandra Kraemer pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Caroline Marks pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Monday, March 31, 2025
Linda and Don McAuslan pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Monday, March 31, 2025
Gordon Nicholls donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Sunday, March 30, 2025
It was a real honour to work with Ian during the years I was at Waterloo. I enjoyed his senses of humor and his insight during our discussions. He will be missed by the monthly lunch gang.
Mayda Scoins pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Dorothy McGee donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Gerry Schneider donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, March 17, 2025
John Cowan donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Monday, March 17, 2025
Pat Strohack donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Edward Chrzanowski lit a candle
Friday, March 14, 2025
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The dynamic duo have left the building. Ian McGee and Lee Dickey had an infectious camaraderie that I find somewhat missing in today's environment. I had linear algebra with Lee Dickey followed by calculus with Ian McGee. I still remember Ian's lecture on solving derivatives from first principle (and this is over 45 years ago) and on the blackboard and in chalk in MC2065. This is how Ian's enthusiasm for mathematics became contagious. Even today when I sometimes tutor students on a difficult topic I would think - How would Ian explain this! I would take a breath, smile and go back to first principals. Your legacy is secured Ian. You can put the chalk down now.
Mary Corry donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Jack Weiner posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Dear family and friends of Dr. Ian McGee: I was in Ian's calculus section for only two classes in Fall, 1969. There were about 200 students. I sat in the middle of the lecture hall, pretty anonymously, beside my new friend Faye. Then I was transferred to Dr. Ponzo's section. And yet, the incredible Dr. McGee knew and greeted me by name every time we met in the corridors of the math building for the five years of my studies at U of W. He always did so with a big smile and a genuine interest in how I was doing. I taught for 40 years, high school and university. Even though I only attended two of Ian's classes, he was a major influence. I aspired to be as caring of my students as he obviously was with his. Rest in peace, Professor McGee. Jack Weiner, Department Professor Emeritus Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Guelph
Bruce and Marion Schmitt pledged to donate to ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WATERLOO WELLINGTON
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Mary Jean Boyes donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Janet Hahn donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Evelyn Hahn donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Brent and Joanne Lappage donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Robyn Landers posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
In the fall of 1981 Ian was my prof for first-year calculus at UW. Within the first few weeks of class he had memorized the names of every student, and these were very large classes. I never had him as a prof again. After graduating, I worked at a software company for a few years, then came back to UW in the spring of 1989 to work in the Math faculty's computing support department. At some point Ian and I happened to pass each other in the hallway. He looked over at me and said "Hi...Robyn". Despite my not having been his student for almost eight years (and not having been in the building for about three years) it took him only about one second after having said "Hi" to fetch my name from his memory and complete the greeting. I was certainly not a standout student; this was entirely attributable to his dedication to his students, and to his remarkable memory. He always had plenty of time during tutorials to work patiently with any student who asked for help. And he always had plenty of jokes that gained him many mentions in the "Prof Quotes" section of the student newsletter, mathNEWS. My sympathies to Ian's family on his passing away.
Marg McLellan pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Monday, March 3, 2025
Frank&Marilyn Fischer donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Our Sincere Condolences to Dawna, Lisa,Allison, Susan& their families from your previous Woodville Place next door neighbour& friends .Ian will be truly missed.
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Friday, February 28, 2025
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To the McGee family, my heart is saddened to learn of his passing. He was a very much like a father figure to me when I was a student in UW in the 90s. He was passionate about teaching and showed genuine concern towards his students. I was staying in Keats Way for a while and occasionally saw him when I waited for the bus that was headed towards Connestoga mall. He often teased me about frequently losing one side of my gloves/mittens ~ it happened to frequently that he gave me mitten clips. You are in my thoughts and prayers. While I'm at the other side of the globe, I grieve his loss too. God bless.
Heather & Ted Wakeling donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Friday, February 28, 2025
Elliot and Helen Williamson pledged to donate to HOSPICE WATERLOO REGION
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Paul Schellenberg donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
It is a pleasure to remember the remarkable person Ian was. I am thankful for the way he enriched my life as a colleague in the Mathematics Faculty. Ian was one of the good guys. I am greatly pleased to be able to acknowledge him as a friend and colleague.
Gordon & Muriel Lyons donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Monday, February 24, 2025
Our sincere condolences to Dawna and family in the death of your husband and father. Ian was a well liked neighbour and friend and a fun guy to know and visit with.. Gord and Muriel Lyons
Ian & Susan Goulden donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Monday, February 24, 2025
Merle MacEachern donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, February 24, 2025
Dawna, you and your family are in our thoughts. Remembering Ian and sending our love. Merle and Martha MacEachern
Donald Cowan donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Monday, February 24, 2025
Wendy Lea Rush donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, February 24, 2025
I worked with Ian at UW and he was one of my heroes. He always listened to students and tried to help. I know of one such that stayed in UW because of his care and guidance. He went on to be a computer science student who has built and owned software. Without Ian’s support he might have quit
Peter MacGregor donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Monday, February 24, 2025
DEAN MURRAY donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, February 24, 2025
Janet and I are grateful for everything you did in kindness. First, we met you as one of our professors at the University of Waterloo. You touched our lives as a neighbour, and later as a humanitarian when you visited Janet at the hospital during her lengthy illness to bring us hope and laughter as you did with hundreds of patients. We recently shared conversations during our rides to our monthly lunch with other retirees and learned how Dawna and you loved and helped your family and others through the years. Janet and Dean Murray
Amy Hansen donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Monday, February 24, 2025
My sincere condolences. I have often thought about your family in the past years but hadn't taken the time to visit for quite a while. I did have my suspicions about Ian's health since the Christmas greetings stopped coming some time ago. I am still in Germany, but hope to visit Canada again this year in September. I don't know if the girls still remember me as their babysitter In the early 70's when I was a student in Waterloo.
Carolyn McIntyre donated to Hospice Waterloo Region
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Carolyn McIntyre posted a condolence
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Dear Dawna and family And my good friend Janet( Ian’s sister) Ian was a such a bright light…full of compassion and humour..such a wonderful supportive volunteer for hospice. He was so welcoming and encouraging when I first came on board with Hospice Waterloo Region. Thank you Ian for making us laugh…wearing your goofy hats and for being a wonderful kind man. It was an honour to know you. We will miss you. Sincere condolences and Hugs Carolyn McIntyre
Carole Marshall donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Bruce & Karen Curry donated to Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Saturday, February 22, 2025
The family of Ian James McGee uploaded a photo
Saturday, February 22, 2025
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