Dear members and friends of I Medici,

It is with great sadness that I Medici and McGill University have learned of the passing of philanthropist, educator and social activist Kappy Flanders, on June 27, 2020.

I Medici enjoyed friendship and support of Kappy Flanders since the early days. The association culminated last season by I Medici's participation in Projection - a Week of Dialogue 2019, sponsored by McGill University's Council on Palliative Care, one of the achievements of Kappy's productive life.  

From McGill Reporter:

Flanders dedicated decades of her life to raise awareness about and improve palliative care in Canada. Her tremendous efforts and generous donations led to the creation of the Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Medicine at McGill University in 1994 and the foundation of the Council on Palliative Care, for which she received the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal in 2003. Kappy Flanders sat on McGill’s Board of Governors from 1998 to 2007.

In 2009, the University recognized he tremendous contributions by awarding her with an honorary doctorate of Laws, the institutions highest honours. In 2015, she was named a member of the Order of Canada.

More details to be published in the coming days.

Ante L. Padjen