Emile R. J. M. Jurgens ’60 died on November 29, 2008, in Ottawa, Ontario.

Born in Nijmegen,The Netherlands, he served two years in the Royal Dutch Air Force before a Fulbright Scholarship brought him to Bowdoin. He was a member of Delta Sigma fraternity. He emigrated to Canada in 1958 and began a career with Corporation House as a customs and tariff consultant. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jacqueline (van Leynseele) Jurgens; two children, Philip and Sabine; and three grandchildren.