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somed, and the couple married in 1980 in Cloverdale. As for that biology
class, I am told that after all these years, Rory still has the transcript of
grades from this class and likes to remind Anna from time to time that he
received a slightly higher mark than she did.
Both Rory and Anna went on to transfer to UBC. Rory graduated in 1978
with a bachelor of arts degree, and he completed his law degree in 1982.
Anna went on to complete her bachelor of science in nursing in 1983.
After law school, Rory returned to Langley to article at Nundal Cherrington
& Easingwood (“NCE”). Rory remained at NCE upon his call to the bar
in 1983 and thereafter until 1987. During these early years of practice, Rory
primarily did federal Crown prosecutions, as that firm held the contract for
Langley and Surrey.
In 1985, Rory and Anna had their first child, Chris. Their second child,
Nicole, arrived in 1988. Rory has always been a proud, devoted family man
and is always happy to talk about the many accomplishments of his children.
Following in his parents’ footsteps, Chris attended UBC and graduated
with a bachelor of arts degree in 2007. Like his mother, Chris is multilingual.
He currently lives in Brazil, teaching English and translating documents.
Nicole also attended UBC and graduated with a bachelor of science
degree in 2011. She continued her education and went on to earn her Ph.D.
in cell biology and genetics in 2018. Her first postdoctoral position was at
Oxford University. She currently lives in California with her husband and
continues her diabetes stem cell research at Stanford University.
Rory and Anna love to travel, especially to Europe. In 1983, after Rory
had been called to the bar and Anna had graduated from UBC, Rory and
Anna took their first trip to Europe together and spent just over two months
travelling. This was the first of many trips to Europe, together and with
their children, including visits to Nicole while she was working at Oxford.
Rory and Nicole enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, especially ones that show foreign
places Rory has visited. Many of these assembled puzzles were framed
and hung in his office and reflected two of his passions: spending time with
family and travel.
In 1987, Rory started his own practice in Abbotsford, sharing office space
with Ed Fast (with whom he went to law school). He practised mostly criminal
law, including ad hoc Crown work. He later shared office space with
Erwin Golke (a high school friend) and spent two years as an associate with
Rosborough & Company. In 1995, he began an association with Karen Hedman,
eventually forming the partnership of Krentz & Hedman, practising
primarily in family law. Rory acted as a certified mediator for many years
in addition to his litigation practice.