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Wilfred MCINTYRE Obituary

Published by Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on Mar. 16, 2016.

MCINTYRE, Wilfred
Wilfred Murdock McIntyre, 69, of Maple Ridge passed away suddenly on March 12, 2016 surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with heart disease. He was born in Kenora, Ontario, son of Daisy and John McIntyre. In 1968, he was married to Aline Wilcott in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They have two children Tanya Oppedisano and Ian McIntyre. Wilfred McIntyre engaged in a distinguished lifetime dedicated to the cause of improving the lives of workers, their families and communities as a union leader, negotiator, organizer, and mediator. He served as the President of IWA local 2693 of Northern Ontario, the President of the Port Arthur Labour Association, the National Executive Vice President of IWA Canada and the United Steel Workers. He sat as a chairman, trustee and member of many boards and councils including his role as President of International Labour Council, Advisory Board Member of Lakehead University, Chairperson of the IWA Aboriginal Committee and Board Member of the Norther Ontario Heritage Trust Fund. He will be most remembered for his engaging personality and tremendous laugh, passion for his country, community and politics, love of travel and fishing and how he always made time for his beloved grandkids. An extremely committed family man and exceptionally caring grandfather he will be greatly missed by his wife Aline, his daughter Tanya and her husband Greg and their three children Aiden, Ainsley and Caius, his son Ian and his wife Michelle and their two children Jaxon and Isabelle. Survived by his sister Barbara Heino, brother Roy McIntyre, sister Marybelle Haney and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Maple Ridge Funeral Chapel, 11969-216th Street Maple Ridge, BC. Viewing will be from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 with a Celebration of Life and gathering to follow on Friday, March 18. Memorial donations in memory of Wilfred may be made to the Heart and Stroke foundation or Prostate Cancer Canada. Condolences may be made to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

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Gary Kobayashi

March 16, 2016

I was saddened to hear of the death of a man for whom I had the greatest respect. I had the opportunity to work with Wilf on many occasions over the years and found him to be someone with great integrity, humour and compassion for working men and women. He was truly a man of the people. My sincerest condolences to his wife Aline and to his family that he adored.