Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good night Dr Noctilux: rest in peace On 23/04/2005, at 5:56 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> Delivered-To: henningw@11721.12008 >> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:28:54 -0400 >> From: Emanuel Lowi <manolito@videotron.ca> >> Subject: World Famous Lens Designer Passes Away in Canada >> To: henningw@archiphoto.com >> Cc: jbcollier@shaw.ca >> >> Gentlemen: >> >> Thought I'd pass this news on to you. Feel free to share with the LUG >> and others in the Leica community. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Emanuel >> ---------- >> >> >> Walter Mandler >> >> May 10, 1922 -- April 21, 2005 >> >> (Dipl. Physicist, D. Sc., former V.P., Director of Research and >> Development of Leitz Canada) >> >> Suddenly at his home, Midland on Thursday, April 21, 2005 in his 83rd >> year. Beloved husband of the late Hildegunt Mandler. Dear father of >> Siegrid Engler and her husband Fritz of Mississauga, Claudia McKnight >> and her husband Michael of Barrie, and the late Gudrun Johnson. Loving >> Opa to Kevin Johnson, Christopher Engler and his wife Erin, Stephanie >> Engler, and Max McKnight. On Tuesday, April 26th the family will >> receive >> visitors from 7-9 p.m. at the Nicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland >> Avenue, >> Midland. The funeral service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, >> 539 Hugel Avenue, Midland on Wednesday, April 27th at 11 a.m. >> Interment >> at Lakeview Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Salvation Army, >> C.N.I.B. >> or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. The family >> invites >> you to sign the "Book of Condolence" at www.Obituariestoday.com >> <http://www.Obituariestoday.com> >> >> >> >> Dr. Mandler came from Ernst Leitz in Wetzlar Germany in the early >> Fifties. His contract was for a few years only but he loved Canada and >> came to an agreement with Leitz that he could stay on in Midland, >> still >> acting as Leica's top optical designer for many years. Most famous >> Leica >> lenses of the Sixties into the Eighties were computed by Dr. Mandler >> (Noctilux, Apo-Telyt and many of the Summicrons). He was well known >> and >> respected by optical designers throughout the world. >> >> You are invited to view and sign Walter Mandler Book of Condolence >> HERE >> <http://www.ObituariesToday.com/BOC/BookList.cfm?Obituary_ID=38009>. >> >> To View Walter Mandler Obituary please click HERE >> <http://www.ObituariesToday.com/Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm? >> Obituary_ID=38009>. > > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair