Human Health Sciences remembers Dr. Diana Philbrick
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Dr. Diana Philbrick. Diana joined the University in 1986 and served our community for 40 years in, what is now, the Department of Human Health Sciences. Her dedication to our department and community was unparalleled. She began her work here as a Research Associate and in the last 20 years of her career with us she managed our animal wing, caring for our animals, training our students and helping our researchers. She worked with us until she was 84, often coming in 7 days a week! Diana was a force of nature!
Diana was such an embedded member of our community, such a constant in our day-to-day lives, it is hard to imagine an HHS without her. We will never fill the hole she has left. Diana passed away while in palliative care, she was comfortable and surrounded by support, including members of our department both past and present. She was awake and alert and grateful for the care she was getting and never lost her sense of humour.
Please keep Diana, her friends and family in your thoughts at this difficult time. She will be profoundly missed.
Heartbroken,
HHS