Roger W. Macqueen *65

Roger died of a neurocognitive disorder Jan. 30, 2024, in Calgary.

He was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Toronto. At the University of Toronto, he earned an undergraduate degree in 1957 and a master’s degree in geology in 1960. He then joined London-based V.C. Illing and Associates, a petroleum geology consulting practice. Roger was so taken by his research colleagues that he decided to pursue a Ph.D. in geology at Princeton, which he earned in 1965.

After Princeton, he became a research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in Calgary. In 1976, he joined the University of Waterloo’s Department of Earth Sciences as an associate professor. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses for nine years. Many of his students headed to the thriving oil industry in Alberta.

In 1985, Roger returned to the GSC, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. As an emeritus scientist, Roger maintained his GSC office until October 2022, focusing on editing technical journals and publications and serving as editor of Geoscience Canada.

Roger is survived by his wife, Marjorie; children Robin, Fleur, Alexandra, and Ian; 10 grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

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