Bob Topley

Bob was an active optician and contact lens practitioner, running a successful practice in Red Deer. He spent untold hours promoting the education of contact lens practitioners across North America. Topper was the director responsible for contact lens education for the Alberta Opticians Association. He achieved fellow status in the Contact Lens Society of America in 1981. Bob was a director of that Society and the chair of the Membership Committee. He was also a founder of the AGOOD Golf Tournament.More importantly, Bob was always up for a new challenge. He approached every job with a smile on his face and a will to succeed. Topper showed that he cared about the tasks he took on, he cared about his family, friends and the people with whom he worked. We cared about Bob and honoured him with our respect. Bob Topley fondly known as “Topper” by his many friends and associates passed away suddenly as a result of a heart attack in Calgary on Friday August 13, 1999 at the age of 50 years.

The Bob Topley Memorial Contributing Library

The Alberta Opticians Association is honoured to host the Bob Topley Memorial- Contributing Library. The library contains hundreds of books, trade magazines, videos, and other reference material. All of it is available to students and members of the A.O.A.A few of the guidelines follow:

• No fee is charged to use the library, and the association will pick up the cost of shipping the material to your business address.You would be responsible for returning the borrowed items in good condition to the Association.You may have access to the material for up to three weeks before returning it. If the material is late, a fee shall be charged.
  If the material is damaged, a cost shall be incurred at the curators’ discretion, and if the material is not returned, the borrower shall incur a cost, also at the curators’ discretion. These costs, if not paid, shall be made payable with one’s annual dues.
There are a few items that will not be allowed out of the office due to their age or rarity. These items may be used in the office, or photocopied. The copies may then be shipped to you.
Simply phone or e-mail the association for the items you request.

The library is a Memorial library, to Bob Topley, whose books are the foundation, however, the library is also a contributing library. That is, if you have a book, magazine, video, article or other item you would like to share with others, please contribute it. The hope is to grow the library into a nationally renowned source of information.Enjoy.

THE BOB TOPLEY MEMORIAL-CONTRIBUTING LIBRARY

Library Book List