John McNamara Alumni Collection, 1957-1959
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- .83 Linear Feet 1 Five inch legal standard document container
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection reflects Robert McNamara's time spent as a student at Florida Southern College in the late 1950s. It includes three "Interlachen" college yearbooks.
- Biographical / historical:
John Patrick McNamara was born in 1935 in Oyster Bay, New York. A gifted three-sport athlete in school, John focused only on basketball as an upper classman. After starring on the Oyster Bay High School team, he played college basketball at Norwich University in Vermont and after one year, transferred to Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. John was in ROTC at Florida Southern and spent the next few years after graduation in the U.S. Army. After the army, he settled down with his family to Queens, New York and began his career in the insurance business eventually becoming a successful insurance broker and starting his own business, with one of his major clients being the Blood Bank of New York. John eventually settled down to Palm Beach Gardens permanently in 2004 when he retired.
His interests included history (especially WW2), adult sports leagues including softball and bowling, college and professional sports, and volunteering for his homeowner's association in Palm Beach Gardens. In later years, John was an avid golfer belonging to the Huntington (L.I., N.Y.) Crescent Club and PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens and has a hole-in-one plaque to his credit.
John passed away on May 20, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is survived by his children, Lynne, Ron (Rachel), and Kimberly, grandchildren, Aria, Ava, and Kamani, and his sister, Terry (Paul).
Biographical information was provided by Legacy.com as shared by his son, Ron.
- Acquisition information:
- The materials in this collection were donated to the McKay Archives by Ron McNamara in September, 2025.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the archive's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
- Terms of access:
This collection is owned by Florida Southern College. This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Please inquire if you have questions - archives@flsouthern.edu
- Location of this collection:
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Florida Southern College111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.LakelandFL33801USA
