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Born April 1, 1938 at Belleville Ontario to Dorothy Alice (Holland) of Oshawa and Elgin Roy Munday of Bowmanville, High School Physics Teacher; oldest of three children; family moved to Stirling where Elgin was a life member of Stirling Lodge #69 G.R.C. in Ontario; and then Oshawa where Bob attended North Simcoe Public School and Oshawa Collegiate & Vocational Institute
Joined the Royal Canadian Navy on September 5, 1957; attended the Canadian Services College Royal Roads near Victoria, British Columbia and The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston Ontario; graduate of the Long Operations Course and specialized in Navigation; holds Major Surface Warship Command Qualification and Certificate of Competency for Service as Master of a Foreign-Going Steamship; member of The Royal Military College of Canada Ex-Cadet Club; the Naval Officers' Association of Canada; trustee of Canadian Naval Memorial Trust HMCS SACKVILLE
Served in HMC Ships ONTARIO, NEW GLASGOW, ASSINIBOINE, CRESCENT, ANNAPOLIS, KOOTENAY and PRESERVER
Seconded to the Canadian Hydrographic Service and served in CGS BAFFIN for the hydrographic survey of Barrow Strait in 1962; exchange in USCGC EDISTO for icebreaking operations in Arctic waters in 1966
Served ashore in Canadian Forces Headquarters, DMFORT Arctic Desk, as project officer for Allied Tactical Publication 17 Allied Arctic Operations Manual; Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax, N2 Navigation Section as Senior Navigation Instructor; National Defence Headquarters, DMOPR 2-3 Navigation desk; Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare School, as MARCOT Co-ordinator; Maritime Command Headquarters, Staff Officer Navigation
Served in HMC Naval Reserve Divisions PREVOST, YORK, PATRIOT and SCOTIAN
Awarded Second Clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1991
Retired from the Canadian Navy in 1988
Joined the Public Service of Canada at DND Hydrographic Services Office Halifax in 1988 as Operations Manager Superintendent from 1989 until retirement in 1998
Attended graduate school in Geography at the University of Western Ontario
Taught Geography at Anderson High School in Whitby, Ontario
Graduate of the Canadian Institute of Management at St. Mary's University; awarded designation C.I.M. and Professional Manager (PMgr)
President of the Rotary Club of Halifax Northwest 1993-1994; District Governor's Area Representative 1994-1995; Chair of the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship District SubCommittee 1994-1997; Chair of District Alumni SubCommittee 1997-present; 1997 Paul Harris Fellow
Member of St. Margaret's Bay Business Association; Past President of the Commercial Club of Halifax; Director of St. Margaret's Arena Association; Public Participation Committee Halifax County Districts 1 and 3; Scouts Canada Group Committee and Beaver Leader/Gilwell Woodbadge II Colony; member of the Canadian Maritime Law Association; Nautical Institute; Federal Institute of Management; The Financial Management Institute of Canada
Member of the Diocese of Nova Scotia Mortgage, Loan and Property Committee and the Bishop's Screening Committee; served as Warden of St. George's Anglican Church, Head of St. Margaret's Bay; Warden of the Parish of French Village; Diocese of Nova Scotia Administration and Finance Committee and Synod Delegate
Married in 1968 and divorced in 1983; two children - Michael James, born in 1974, graduate in Political Science at the University of King's College/Dalhousie University and Joanna Elizabeth, born in 1977, graduate in Sociology at Dalhousie University
Raised in Royal Sussex Lodge No. 6, A.F.&A.M., G.R.N.S. 1970
Affiliated St. Margaret's Lodge No. 118, A.F.&A.M., G.R.N.S. 1977
Worshipful Master 1981
Secretary 1986-1999
Awarded Secretary's Lodge Long Service Medal
Chairman, St. Margaret's Lodge Scholarship Committee
Charter Member Timberlea Lodge No. 136, A.F.&A.M., G.R.N.S. 1986
Historian 1986-present
Secretary 1996-1997
Charter Member Loge La France No. 138, A.F.&A.M., G.R.N.S. 1998
Tyler 1998-present
Charter Member Tranquility Lodge 2000 A.F.&A.M.of Texas 2000
Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia
Grand Sword Bearer 1993-1994
Trustee, Nova Scotia Freemasons' Home Board 1991-2001
Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees 1994-1997
Chairman, Board of Trustees 1997-1999
Member, Masonic Secretaries Association of Nova Scotia 1986-1998
President 1997-1998
Exalted in Royal Union Chapter No. 1, R.A.M., R.N.S. 1970
Most Excellent High Priest 1978
Order of High Priesthood 1978
Affiliated Sircom Chapter No. 29, R.A.M., R.N.S. 1978
Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia
Grand Principal Sojourner 1984-1985
District No. 1 Grand Superintendent 1986-1988
Grand Scribe 1990-1991
Grand King 1991-1992
Grand High Priest 1992-1993
Awarded Joseph Conway Brown Medallion 1993
Grand Representative to Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Manitoba 1995-present
Association of Canadian Past Grand First Principals/Past Grand High Priests
Member 1990-present
Secretary Treasurer 1994-present
Greeted in Chebucto Council No. 3, R.& S.M. 1981
Thrice Illustrious Master 1990
Order of Thrice Illustrious Master 1990
Charter Member Charles E. Richardson Council No. 14, R.& S.M. 1985
Charter Member Capt M.J.A. Wagner Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners 1992
Charter Member E.B.N. Cochran Council No. 18 R.& S.M. 1994
Honourary Member Son Shem Council No. 17 R.& S. M. 1997
Supreme Grand Council, Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada, Royal and Select Masters
Grand Captain of the Guard 1994-1995
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work 1995-1996
Deputy Grand Master 1996-1997
Most Puissant Grand Master & Grand Commander Noah 1997-1998
Grand Representative to The Grand Council of Western Canada R&SM 1996-1999
Grand Representative to The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Ontario 1999-present
Created Knight in Antiquity Preceptory No. 5, Knights Templar 1971
Presiding Preceptor 1989 & last half 1991
The Sovereign Great Priory of Canada Elected Member of Grand Council 1993-1996
Executive Committee of Grand Council 1993-1996
Elected Trustee of Charles E. Wells Memorial Fund 1997-2002
Vice-Chairman, Committee on the Condition of the Order 1999-2000
Chairman, Committee on the Condition of the Order 2000-2002
Deputy Grand Master 2000-2002
Knight Commander of the Temple 2000
Red Cross of Constantine
Knight Companion of Royal Edward Conclave No. 8 1987
Sovereign 1999-2000
Knight Templar Priests
Admitted to St. Andrew's Tabernacle No. 85 1985
VII Pillar 2001
York Rite College
Admitted to the Nova Scotia York Rite College No. 132 1988
Governor 1998-1999
Honourary Member, St. Lawrence York Rite College No. 174 1997
Sovereign York Rite College of North America
Order of the Purple Cross 2000
Associate Regent 2000-present
York Cross of Honour
Dubbed in Eastern Canada Priory No. 19 1991
Ontario Priory No. 49 2000
Knight Grand Cross of Honour with Two Quadrants 1998
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Received 14th Degree in Victoria Lodge of Perfection 1978
Received 18th Degree in Keith Sovereign Chapter Rose Croix 1978
Most Wise Sovereign 1990-1991
Received 32nd Degree in Nova Scotia Sovereign Consistory 1979
Ancient & Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Created Noble in Philae Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. 1971
Halifax Shrine Club 1971-present
Universal Craftsmen Council of Engineers
Admitted to Neptune Council No. 71, U.C.C. of E. 1992
Order of the Eastern Star
Joined Mystic Star Chapter No. 40, O.E.S. 1982
Worthy Patron 1985-1986, 1991-1992, 1993-1994
Grand Representative to the Grand Chapter of California 1999-2001
St. Margaret's Masonic Building Company Limited
Director 1980-present
President 1993-1996