Ralph Thomas Scurfield

Ralph Thomas Scurfield, B.Sc (b. January 7, 1928 in Broadview, Saskatchewan - d. February 18, 1985), the son of Ralph and Ann Scurfield (née Parsons). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1948. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nu-West Group Limited (1957–1985), and was an original owner of the Calgary Flames. On February 18, 1985, he was killed in an avalanche while Heli-skiing on Mount Duffy in the Bugaboo Mountains, near Blue River, British Columbia.