{"id":31721,"date":"2025-06-20T01:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=31721"},"modified":"2025-06-19T22:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T02:25:06","slug":"remembering-a-feisty-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/remembering-a-feisty-member\/","title":{"rendered":"remembering a feisty member"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert David McMann 1938 – 1998<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In 1990, Bob McMann joined the PHSC and became its authority on Nikon history and products. Three years later Bob joined the PHSC Executive as Programme Director and then two years later as 2nd VP. Long before computers became common-place, he put his own computer enthusiasm to good use doing preliminary investigation of the nascent internet and web technology.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Bob became ill and a year or so later he succumbed to his condition, and died in June, 1998<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is remembered with an article in issue 24-2 of the journal. “With sadness we note the passing of member Robert McMann\u00a0on June 9th, 1998 after a lengthy illness in\u00a0Toronto\u2019s Riverdale Hospital. Bob was a\u00a0well-respected technician in the laboratories at the Faculty of Medicine,\u00a0University of Toronto, where he had\u00a0worked for 27 years.<\/p>\n

“Bob joined the PHSC in 1990,\u00a0bringing with him his extensive knowledge of the Nikon Company and its\u00a0famous Nikon cameras. At the June\u00a01992 Toronto meeting, Bob joined forces\u00a0with Larry Frank from Nikon to present a\u00a0Nikon evening. Bob covered the Nikon SLR\u00a0evolution, and the history of the famous Nikon F,\u00a0the camera that opened the door to North America for professional\u00a0quality Japanese cameras.<\/p>\n

“His second interest was personal computers. This interest prompted Bob to give constant voice to ways the\u00a0society could use computers to further its objectives.<\/p>\n

“On May 1, 1993, Bob joined the executive of the PHSC as\u00a0Program Director. After two years of organizing a rich and diverse\u00a0monthly speaker program, Bob moved on to the 2nd VP position\u00a0in the society. In that capacity, he performed the preliminary\u00a0investigations, which supported and encouraged the society to\u00a0join the wired age and implement its own web page.<\/p>\n

“Bob did not stand for re-election last spring [1997] in light of his poor health.\u00a0His enthusiasm and active participation in the society and at\u00a0the Faculty of Medicine laboratory will be missed by all.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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