BOB MACPHERSON

1942 ~ BOB MACPHERSON ~ 2024
Robert Fraser MacPherson, known to everyone as Bob, passed away on May 24, 2024, in his adopted hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Born on August 12, 1942, to Elsie Greenwood and Robert MacPherson in Weston, Ontario. Bob spent the first 46 years of his life in the Toronto area and was a fan of the Maple Leafs and Blue Jays.
Bob was a graduate of Weston Collegiate and Sheridan College and spent many years in the sports equipment industry in Toronto before pursuing a career change in the new field of computing. His career working for Computer Land led to the opportunity to move to Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is in Alberta that he spent the final 35 years of his life listening to country music and AM talk radio. Bob was an avid caller to local political talk radio shows and loved to have a spirited political discussion.
In 1965, Bob married his wife, Elaine Patricia Wallace. Together, they raised two children: Robert MacPherson and Patricia Jane Anne Ferguson. Bob was an involved father, known for his presence at his children’s sporting events and other various activities. He will be remembered for hotdogs and WWF wrestling every Saturday as well as with the creation of the hockey player special sandwich. Bob and his wife, Elaine, were avid Medicine Hat Tigers fans. They spent many years as season ticket holders as well as Host parents for several of the players on the team.
His memory will live on with his surviving family, his wife, Elaine; his children, Bob (Stacy) and Tricia (Shane); and his seven grandchildren, Layne, Ewan, Bailey, Kade, Halle, Marin, and Reese.
The family invites you to attend a celebration of Bob’s life from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm that will be held in Medicine Hat on Saturday, July 6th, 2024. The family will share memories of Bob beginning at 11:00 am and the memorial will be held in the cultural hall of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1865 Division Avenue N, Medicine Hat, AB T1C 1W4. Following the service, the family will meet, and Bob will be laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery. Condolences may be sent through www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Robert MacPherson. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to
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