Professor Louis T. J. Delbaere (1943-2009), Chair of the CNCC, passed
away unexpectedly on Monday 5th October 2009. 

An Obituary in the Globe and Mail is reproduced below: 

 http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20091010.93210395/BDAStory/BDA/deaths

LOUIS DELBAERE 1943 - 2009 Louis Delbaere passed away suddenly on
Monday, October 5th at the age of 66 at the Trillium Health Centre in
Mississauga. Beloved husband of Carol, father to Christian (Joy), and
Michelle (Donald Sin), Papa to Noah, Malaya, David and John. He is
lovingly remembered by this mother, Mary Delbaere, and his brothers and
sisters; Albert (Madeline), Mauri (Donna), Raymond (Wendy), Frank
(Judy), Teresa (Satish Kashyap), Linda (Vianney Vandewater), Roger
(Lynette Husum), Irene (Phil Pines), Leona (Paul Vandale), Anne
Morsette, Louise (Dean Scammell), and his twentyeight nieces and
nephews. Louis was predeceased by his father Achiel, Aunts Martha,
Alice, Mary and Adrian, Uncle Bob and brother-in-law Grant Morsette.
Louis was born and raised in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, the third child
of a family of twelve. He attended the University of Manitoba, where he
earned a B. Sc (Honours Chemistry) and a Ph. D (Chemistry). He continued
his training as a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University. Louis spent
30 years teaching and conducting research at the Department of
Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan. X-ray crystallography was not
only his career; it was also his passion. He published widely in this
field, and contributed to the success of his graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows. He was a member of numerous scientific
organisations, former president of the American Crystallographic
Association, and was recently elected to the board of the International
Union of Crystallography. Louis was a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in
Structural Biochemistry and a beamline team leader at the Canadian Light
Source synchrotron. He received the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, and
was appointed as an Accredited Ambassador of the Palais des Congrès in
Montreal. Louis was active in the community at large, as a team member
for the Christopher Leadership course for over 20 years and at St.
Anne's Parish. He learned honesty, integrity, humility and service to
others from his parents, Achiel and Mary, and he and Carol passed these
on to Christian and Michelle. He valued love and loyalty for friends and
family. He always had a positive outlook on life, and was able to see
the potential in others and appreciated their successes. He eagerly
anticipated the annual Delbaere reunion where he played Belgian bowling
and Bien with his parents and siblings. Louis sincerely believed that it
was important to attend family functions. He loved traveling, and he and
Carol have lived in Oxford, Switzerland and New Zealand. His family
expresses their sincere gratitude and thanks to the staff at Trillium
Health Centre, including Dr. Peter Kan, Dr. Sameer Kumar, Jesse, Minh,
Jon, Donna and Margaret. We extend a special thanks to Richard and
Valerie Stove, who were our guardian angels during our time in
Mississauga. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 1pm on Tuesday,
October 13, 2009 at St. Anne's Parish, 217 Lenore Drive, Saskatoon. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dr. Louis
Delbaere Memorial at the University of Saskatchewan. Donations may be
sent to University Advancement, c/o Bev Cooper, University of
Saskatchewan, 501 ­ 121 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1K2.