Dr. Loren Acker, born on August 6, 1936, died of a heart attack at home on August 16, 2024. Professor of Psychology at the University of Victoria before his retirement in 1996, Loren was a radical behavioural psychologist devoted to the betterment of humanity and the planet. He published the monograph "Aids-Proofing Your Kids" at the height of the AIDS epidemic. He was author of many articles and chapters, and researcher into child psychology (often using his daughters as subjects). Loren was married 3 times, lastly to his surviving wife Sandra Acker, and was father to six daughters (2 step and four of birth: Becky, Maleea, Kasey, Kelly, Shevon, Lorien). He spent his retirement, and a much of his working years, sailing the Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, and the central coast inlets of BC on several sailboats, including the Maalea, the Star Bright, and most recently, the "Seaweed," a Fisher 30 ketch, where he could be found pulling oysters and mussels, prawns and rockfish from local waters for dinner, hollering at speeding powerboats over VHF, or listening to classical music as rain carpeted the sea. Known for his delight in nature, his dedication to learning and teaching, his infectious sense of humour, and his stubbornness, Loren was a enormous-hearted, always learning, affectionate, brilliant, gentle, opinionated scientist. He lauded the scientific method, but was emotion-dominated; he was a painter and singer, harmonica player, crab-dissector, bawdy song singer, handsome, secular Jew, and know-it-all socialist with a long history of political activism and social justice. His parents, Ida Ethel Nuchims and Julius Acker, were Eastern European Jewish immigrants whose families came through Ellis Island to settle in Detroit, Michigan, and then Los Angeles, California. Loren attended UCLA to obtain his doctorate, and was an ardent supporter of B.F. Skinner's work in behaviouralism. He completed post-doctoral work in the UK before gaining research positions first at the University of Calgary, and later UVic. He leaves behind a small village of beloved colleagues, former students, friends, and family. Loren was cremated on August 23, 2024 and his ashes will be scattered throughout the Salish Sea. He was the lynchpin of his family.