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With heavy hearts, we share the news of Michael’s passing after a brief battle with cancer. Michael passed on Oct. 9, the day of his 53rd wedding anniversary to the late Anne Rosemary (Rommie), whom he adored and missed immensely. 

Michael was the cherished father of Chris, Julie, and Ted Osborne (Heather); beloved grandpa of Julianne Rosemary (Cullen); son of the late Philip and Lily Nihmey; brother to George and Nick; and was predeceased by brothers, Elias and John. He will be greatly missed by his many nieces and nephews, godchildren, students, and friends.

Michael was a lifelong athlete. He played football at both Carleton University, where he completed his undergraduate, and Queen’s, where he attended Teacher’s College and proudly won the 1968 Vanier Cup. He also played hockey for many years and continued to play baseball until the age of 78. 

During his brilliant teaching career, he taught at several Ottawa high schools, including Highland Park, Commerce, Ottawa Technical, and Immaculata (as vice principal), touching the lives of countless students and staff alike. Michael ended his career at St. Patrick’s High School, where he helped to bring back and coach his favourite sport, football. He was passionate about teaching and always wanted the best for his students. He always enjoyed running into former students and hearing about their lives. He prided himself on remembering them by name even many years later. 

Loved by so many, Michael was a stand-up guy, a funny, warm, and wonderful person, and the most amazing, supportive father, who would do anything for his children. He will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives he touched.

With boundless gratitude to the Almighty God and acceptance of his will, the Nabutete family announce the departure of Margaret Ann Nabutete (nee Mason), which occurred on June 10, 2020, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a ������Ƶary couple, the late Pastor Arthur and Lilian Mason. Margaret, a registered nurse with a Bachelor's in Nursing Education from Queen’s and a Masters of Public Administration in Hospital and Health Management (1974, New York University), worked as an instructor at St. John's Hospital School of Nursing (Newfoundland); was an instructor of Foreign Nursing Students at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City, N.Y.); head of Nursing at Mohawk College (Hamilton); chairperson of Health Sciences Department at Sault College (Sault Ste. Marie); and an instrumental music teacher and founder of Staccato Recorders Orchestra, in Nairobi. 

Until her death, Margaret was happily married to Frank H. Nabutete, her Queen's sweetheart, with whom she had five children: Eric, Edmund, Elias, Lilian and adopted son Calvin. She touched many lives and positively impacted the communities she became a part of around the Globe. 

David Douglas McLean, PhD, PEng, FCIC, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2025, at the Granite Ridge Community in Stittsville, Ontario.

The eldest of four children, David was born in Belleville, Ont., to Douglas Stewart McLean and Bernice (Bunny) McLean (née Button). David attended Moira Secondary School, where he excelled in academics and athletics. A letterman, he represented the school on the basketball team and competed at the provincial level in track and field. David enjoyed playing hockey with his father and brothers Rick and Don. He was a motivated and industrious child, saving his earnings to purchase Fudgsicles on Fridays from the school cafeteria.

As a student in high school and university, he worked at the Belleville Entomology Lab and Corby's Distillery in Corbyville, Ont. He pursued higher education at Queen's, where he earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering. 

David began his professional career as manager of quality control at Lynn Macleod Metallurgy Steel Foundry in Thetford Mines, Que.

In 1977, David was asked to join the University of Ottawa's Department of Chemical Engineering, as a professor. Over a distinguished career, he served in various leadership roles as department chair, director of Graduate Studies, director of Co-op, vice-dean of Engineering, and dean of Engineering. David carried out collaborative research, teaching and consulting with numerous companies and governmental organizations, including NORTEL, INCO, SPAR, SHELL, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, CANMET and the Canadian Conservation Institute. David's dedication to the profession extended beyond academia; he was a leader of The Corporation of the Seven Wardens, presenting new Canadian engineers with their iron rings, and in 2000 he was appointed a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

David presented popular public science lectures aimed at engaging youth and starred as the host of children's television science programming for TVO Kids.

David's love for sports endured throughout his life. He coached his sons' T-Ball, softball and basketball teams to numerous successes, inspiring them to successful coaching roles as adults. A lifelong football fan, David held an unwavering allegiance to the Minnesota Vikings, which began when he first watched Fran Tarkenton play. He also enjoyed hockey, cheering for the Chicago Blackhawks, before proudly embracing the Ottawa Senators, much to the disapproval of his wife, Ann Merry, herself a lifelong Leafs fan. Despite his own sons' best efforts, he remained the superior hockey player in the family.

Music was another of David's lifelong passions. He earned advanced qualifications in organ and piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music and spent his youth subbing as an organist across the Anglican Diocese of Ontario to fund his education. David sang in church choirs from the age of eight, and as an adult sang with multiple cathedral choirs with whom he toured Canada, the U.S. and England.

An avid outdoorsman, David held a hunting licence and loved camping and canoeing. His love of nature was evident from a young age, when he enjoyed making open fire maple syrup and trapping rabbits outside Belleville. He met his wife, Ann, at Camp Hyanto in Lyndhurst, Ont., where she was the waterfront director and he was the sports director. Together, they travelled across Canada in a two-person tent, exploring the country from coast to coast.

David is loved, missed and remembered by his wife, Ann Merry, with whom he celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Aug. 23, 2024; his siblings, Richard (Helen), Donald (Patti) and Elizabeth (Graham); his children, John (Robin), Rob (Milo) and Jaime (Michelle); and his grandchildren, Charlotte and James.