Lt. Col. Robert Thomas McIntyre Jr.

Lt. Col. Robert Thomas McIntyre, Jr., (USAF Retired), 95, of Tuscaloosa, AL, passed away on December 5, 2023 at home.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Katherine Archer McIntyre and Riva C. McIntyre; daughter, Anna Celestine McIntyre; son, John Steward McLeod; parents, Robert Thomas McIntyre, Sr., Ann M. McIntyre; and brothers, James Peter McIntyre, Joseph Armand McIntyre, Paul John McIntyre.
Survivors include his daughters, Marcella Rose McIntyre Redden (Chris), Tuscaloosa, AL, Jennette McLeod Hendrix (Dallas), Tuscaloosa, AL; sons, Robert Thomas McIntyre III (Patricia), Wilmington, NC, Matthew Scott McIntyre (Helen), Birmingham, AL, Patrick Archer McIntyre (Amanda), Tuscaloosa, AL, Thomas Archer McLeod, Jr. (Lisa), Northport, AL; sisters: Roberta McIntyre Harris, Bel Air, MD, Gail McIntyre Holden (Robert), Leonardtown, MD, Judith McIntyre Bandieri (Daniel), Hyannis, MA; grandchildren, Matthew Scott McIntyre, Jr., Nashville, TN, Robert T. McIntyre IV, Raleigh, NC, Nathan John McIntyre, Atlanta, GA, Kate McKenzie McIntyre, Seattle, WA, Anna Rebecca Redden, Tuscaloosa, AL, Carson Dallas Hendrix, Tuscaloosa, AL, Elizabeth Marie McLeod Vega (Jose), Charlotte, NC, Thomas A. McLeod, III, Northport, AL; great-grandchildren: Maddox Scott McIntyre, Florence, AL, Avery Starry McIntyre, Raleigh, NC, Archer Elias Vega, Charlotte, NC.
Robert T. McIntyre, Jr. (AKA "Bob" "Mac" and "Col Mac") was born in Pawtucket, RI on May 24, 1928. The oldest of 7 children, Bob worked delivering bread with his father and at the Pawtucket General Hospital, before leaving home to join the US Army Air Corp (AAC), serving as a Lab Technician. In 1947, as the AAC transitioned to the USAF, he began his rise in the ranks and attended the Officers Candidate School (OCS), at Maxwell, AFB, Montgomery, AL. He completed his BA (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), and then MS, in Hospital Administration (University of Alabama, Birmingham). During his 30-year-longcareer, He did a tour at Incirlik Air Base, Adana, Turkey, and later was a member of the 9th Air Force Inspector General (IG) Team based at Sumter AFB, Sumter, SC. He retired as a Lt. Col. while serving as the Executive Officer of the Aerospace Medical Research Labs, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. He followed that career by working as the Vice-President of Medical Staff at the Arlington Community Hospital, Arlington, VA. After 10 years, he retired and eventually moved to Tuscaloosa, AL. There he joined the local Englewood Hulls Volunteer Fire Department, attended the Alabama Fire College, and became the oldest Firefighter Instructor on record. He also served as a secretary on the Englewood Hulls Water Board. Bob raised six children and was a caregiver to one of his grandchildren, up until his passing. He enjoyed stained glass work, weaving with yarn and wicker, and was known as a good chef. He passed as he wished, at home, around his loving family.
In lieu of flowers: Donations to the Englewood Hulls Volunteer Fire Department or the Susan B. Koman Foundation at BreastCancer.org