Daniel Ashlock

Daniel Abram Ashlock died at the age of 60 on April 5th, 2022. He was a lover of discovery, a servant of truth, a mathematics professor, and an internationally reknowned researcher. He is survived by his beloved wife Wendy, his brother Joe, and his children Charlotte, Peter, and Richard.

Dan was raised in Lawrence, where he learned a joyful love of nature and science from his father Peter and a delight in imaginative literature from his mother Jinny. His guidance counselor at LHS complained that he was an ‘outlier’ because he had both high grades and lots of fights.

For Dan mathematics was not simply numbers, but a kind of super-powered vision. His blog Occupy Math was dedicated to showing that math is fun and not scary.

En lieu of flowers, please send donations to the University of Guelph Dept. of Math and Stats. You can also remember Daniel by patiently explaining your area of expertise to someone, and expressing enthusiasm and belief that they can join you in your joy.