Robert McGann

Dr. Robert Charles McGann, 80, of Naples, FL, and formerly of Springfield, IL, peacefully passed away on May 1, 2025 at his home in Naples. A highly gifted physician and cardiovascular surgeon, Bob treated tens of thousands of patients and saved many lives throughout a storied medical career lasting over five decades.

Bob graduated valedictorian of an accelerated medical school program at Northwestern University in 1968, and completed a surgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 1973. It was while at Mass General that he met his loving wife Barbara, to whom he was happily married for the next 36 years. After completing a thoracic surgery residency in Charlottesville, VA in 1975, he opened a private surgical practice in Springfield, IL, where he practiced with distinction and raised three children over the next 18 years.

In 1994, he and Barb relocated to Naples, where they proved to be medical pioneers, opening Naples Urgent Care and a sister clinic in Estero, serving in a leadership role in the medical community of the area for over 25 years. When he was not working, Bob was known for his passion for golf, flying airplanes and an overall love of adventure. He enjoyed spending time at a second home in Frankfort, MI, where he shared many happy moments and experiences with friends and loved ones along the shores of Lake Michigan.

He is survived by his wife Ruby Palacio; daughters, Elizabeth S. McGann and Sarah M. Donlan, MD; his son Robert J. McGann; grandchildren Charles, Alexandra and Grayson Donlan; and sisters Peggy McNally, Sharon Klode and Nancy Gardner. He is preceded in death by his second wife Fanci Rozman, and his sister Elizabeth "Beth" McGann.

A memorial service will be held in Mount Sterling, IL in August 2025.