Mr. Kerr was employed as a chemist at the DuPont Co for 32 years. In the 1950s, he was a member of the DuPont team that developed a synthetic magnetic substance, Crolyn, for use in video and audio recording tape. After retiring from DuPont in 1984, he operated R J Kerr Video Services.
Bob was a pioneer in the use of videotape in community theater. He is renowned for being the first to videotape rehearsals of community theater productions for use as a tool for directors. This allowed them to play back rehearsals so the actors could actually see the points being made about their performances. It was an invaluable tool to everyone. He began with one black and white video camera, expanded to three and eventually went to color, all at his own cost. It was a family affair, as his wife Marjorie and sons Robert Andrew and David Alan volunteered as camera operators and technical directors. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie H. Kerr, sons Robert Andrew and David Alan.
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Obituary, Rigby, Harting & Hagan Funeral Home, published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007
KERR, ROBERT JAMES, age 80, of Media, PA. died June 6, 2007. Husband of Marjorie H. Kerr; father of Robert A. Kerr (JoAnn) of Wilmington,DE., David A. Kerr (Marcy) of Cherry Hill, NJ; brother of Terrance W. Kerr (Judy) of Vass, NC., and Michael E. Kerr (Kathy) of Bethesda, MD.; also survived by four grand-children, Christina, Garrett, Danielle, and Jeremy of Cherry Hill, NJ. Predeceased by his brother the late Oscar William Kerr, III and his granddaughter, Alexandra. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial Service Saturday June 30, 2007 at 2 P.M. at the Media Friends Meeting House on 125 West Third Street in Media, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Media Friends Meeting House.
( RIGBY HARTING & HAGAN )
Published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?n=robert-james-kerr&pid=89704684#sthash.cD56Ml07.dpuf
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Bob was a pioneer in the use of videotape in community theater. He is renowned for being the first to videotape rehearsals of community theater productions for use as a tool for directors. This allowed them to play back rehearsals so the actors could actually see the points being made about their performances. It was an invaluable tool to everyone. He began with one black and white video camera, expanded to three and eventually went to color, all at his own cost. It was a family affair, as his wife Marjorie and sons Robert Andrew and David Alan volunteered as camera operators and technical directors. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie H. Kerr, sons Robert Andrew and David Alan.
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Obituary, Rigby, Harting & Hagan Funeral Home, published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007
KERR, ROBERT JAMES, age 80, of Media, PA. died June 6, 2007. Husband of Marjorie H. Kerr; father of Robert A. Kerr (JoAnn) of Wilmington,DE., David A. Kerr (Marcy) of Cherry Hill, NJ; brother of Terrance W. Kerr (Judy) of Vass, NC., and Michael E. Kerr (Kathy) of Bethesda, MD.; also survived by four grand-children, Christina, Garrett, Danielle, and Jeremy of Cherry Hill, NJ. Predeceased by his brother the late Oscar William Kerr, III and his granddaughter, Alexandra. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial Service Saturday June 30, 2007 at 2 P.M. at the Media Friends Meeting House on 125 West Third Street in Media, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Media Friends Meeting House.
( RIGBY HARTING & HAGAN )
Published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?n=robert-james-kerr&pid=89704684#sthash.cD56Ml07.dpuf
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Mr. Kerr was employed as a chemist at the DuPont Co for 32 years. In the 1950s, he was a member of the DuPont team that developed a synthetic magnetic substance, Crolyn, for use in video and audio recording tape. After retiring from DuPont in 1984, he operated R J Kerr Video Services.
Bob was a pioneer in the use of videotape in community theater. He is renowned for being the first to videotape rehearsals of community theater productions for use as a tool for directors. This allowed them to play back rehearsals so the actors could actually see the points being made about their performances. It was an invaluable tool to everyone. He began with one black and white video camera, expanded to three and eventually went to color, all at his own cost. It was a family affair, as his wife Marjorie and sons Robert Andrew and David Alan volunteered as camera operators and technical directors. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie H. Kerr, sons Robert Andrew and David Alan.
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Obituary, Rigby, Harting & Hagan Funeral Home, published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007
KERR, ROBERT JAMES, age 80, of Media, PA. died June 6, 2007. Husband of Marjorie H. Kerr; father of Robert A. Kerr (JoAnn) of Wilmington,DE., David A. Kerr (Marcy) of Cherry Hill, NJ; brother of Terrance W. Kerr (Judy) of Vass, NC., and Michael E. Kerr (Kathy) of Bethesda, MD.; also survived by four grand-children, Christina, Garrett, Danielle, and Jeremy of Cherry Hill, NJ. Predeceased by his brother the late Oscar William Kerr, III and his granddaughter, Alexandra. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial Service Saturday June 30, 2007 at 2 P.M. at the Media Friends Meeting House on 125 West Third Street in Media, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Media Friends Meeting House.
( RIGBY HARTING & HAGAN )
Published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?n=robert-james-kerr&pid=89704684#sthash.cD56Ml07.dpuf
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Bob was a pioneer in the use of videotape in community theater. He is renowned for being the first to videotape rehearsals of community theater productions for use as a tool for directors. This allowed them to play back rehearsals so the actors could actually see the points being made about their performances. It was an invaluable tool to everyone. He began with one black and white video camera, expanded to three and eventually went to color, all at his own cost. It was a family affair, as his wife Marjorie and sons Robert Andrew and David Alan volunteered as camera operators and technical directors. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie H. Kerr, sons Robert Andrew and David Alan.
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Obituary, Rigby, Harting & Hagan Funeral Home, published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007
KERR, ROBERT JAMES, age 80, of Media, PA. died June 6, 2007. Husband of Marjorie H. Kerr; father of Robert A. Kerr (JoAnn) of Wilmington,DE., David A. Kerr (Marcy) of Cherry Hill, NJ; brother of Terrance W. Kerr (Judy) of Vass, NC., and Michael E. Kerr (Kathy) of Bethesda, MD.; also survived by four grand-children, Christina, Garrett, Danielle, and Jeremy of Cherry Hill, NJ. Predeceased by his brother the late Oscar William Kerr, III and his granddaughter, Alexandra. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial Service Saturday June 30, 2007 at 2 P.M. at the Media Friends Meeting House on 125 West Third Street in Media, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Media Friends Meeting House.
( RIGBY HARTING & HAGAN )
Published on Philly.com on June 26, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?n=robert-james-kerr&pid=89704684#sthash.cD56Ml07.dpuf
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