The tall Welshman from Caernarfon with a shock of black, then grey then white hair moved through life with purpose and a sense of humor.
A long and distinguished career in physics began at Bangor University, North Wales then took him for a post-doc at the National Research Council in Ottawa where he fell in love with Canada. There he also fell in love with Marian, and after marrying in 1962 and spending a short spell at the University of Hull in England, the lure of Canada was too strong for both of them and they moved to Edmonton, where he joined the faculty of the University of Alberta in 1965. They retired to Victoria in 1999.
He was committed to the pursuit of lifelong learning and to many causes, notably an appreciation for and protection of the environment, establishing one of the first Environmental Physics university courses. An avid golfer, Gwyn would often be found up at The Ridge or on the Cordova Bay Golf Course. Evenings were devoted to playing bridge and listening to music.
Gwyn is survived by his wife of 59 years Marian Vaughan (nee Griffith) in Victoria as well as his sister Jane (Arthur) Wilding in Caernarfon. He will be sorely missed by his children David, Meriel (Scott) and Alan (Janet) and six grandchildren: Kevin, Brennan, Mikylah, Rylee, Evan and Ashley.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Alzheimer Society https://alzheimer.ca/bc/en
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