Macpherson, Dr. Roderick Ian

1935 - 2019  (84 years)

• Name	Macpherson, Roderick Ian  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Dr.
  Born	22 Feb 1935	St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Apr 2019	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA   [2]
  Obituary for Roderick Macpherson	10 Apr 2019	Orangeburg, South Carolina   [6]
  Person ID	I25067	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Macpherson, Dr. Robert Alexander,   b. Abt 1904,   d. 21 Jun 1990, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Browne, Maxine Helena,   b. 24 Aug 1905, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 2007, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	20 Aug 1930	Tenaga, , Ontario, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F9460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Buckland, Aynslie Ruth
  Married	Abt Mar 1957
  Children	1. Macpherson, Dr. Kerri Rae + 2. Macpherson, Dr. Teresa Dawn   3. Macpherson, Roderick   4. Macpherson, Tamara + 5. Macpherson, Sandra
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F9458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Steeds, Gwynneth Lynne
  Children	1. Macpherson, Dr. Heather Lynne
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F9459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Charleston, SC Charleston, SC The family of Roderick Ian Macpherson of Charleston, South Carolina announce their beloved husband, father and family patriarch passed on April 9, 2019.Rod is survived by his wife of 42 years, Lynne Macpherson, and their daughter Dr. Heather Parrott (Chris Parrott) of New York; his daughters: Sandi Hagenaars (Henry Hagenaars) of Manitoba, Dr. Tracy Macpherson (Senator Brad Hutto) of South Carolina, Dr. Kerri Stokes (Dr. Gordon Stokes) of Virginia and Tamara Vukusic (Dr. Alan Vukusic) of British Columbia, their mother Aynslie Macpherson of Manitoba; his older brother Mark Macpherson (June Macpherson) of Quebec; and his younger sister Margot Whitford (Brad Whitford) of Ontario. He was predeceased by his son Roderick Macpherson (1977). Rod's five daughters were a source of great pride for him and their mothers. His eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews all looked to him for advice and cherished their time spent with Rod.Dr. Macpherson (Dr. Mac) was born in Ontario, Canada (1935) and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from The University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine with Honors in 1958 and went on to a residency in Radiology at McGill University, and advanced training in Pediatric Radiology at The Montreal Children's Hospital. In 1967, Dr. Mac became the Chief of Radiology at The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg. . In 1978, Dr. Macpherson immigrated to the USA to become the Head of Pediatric Radiology at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Subsequently he joined the faculty at The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. He was Professor of Radiology and Program Director of the Radiology Residency at MUSC from 1989 to 1996. Dr. Mac retired from full-time academic radiology in 1996, but continued to work part-time at MUSC and other institutions until full retirement in 2007. Dr. Mac was passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge throughout his career. He presented innumerable scientific papers and exhibits at prestigious national and international meetings. He had over 75 publications and produced over a dozen scientific exhibits during his academic career, several of which won awards. He illustrated his lectures, exhibits and publications with his own homemade and handcrafted artwork. This was in the form of simple line sketches, more detailed drawings and his favorite medium, cartoons. Rod had a life of many great accomplishments. He will be missed by his family, friends, and students, but his infectious sense of humor will be remembered by everyone lucky enough to have had Rod in their lives.The family will conduct a private celebration of Rod's life.

  
  

• Sources

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