Obituary of Clarence McIntyre

Dr. Clarence A. McIntyre, Jr. MD Dr. McIntyre, 80, longtime Nampa, ID community figure, devoted husband for 47 years and father of seven, died after a short illness on Thursday, December 8, 2011 in Charlotte, NC, where he had lived since 2004. "Dr. Mac," as he was known by friends and patients, had been a doctor at the Idaho State School, helped found the Terry Reilly Health Clinics, and ran a private practice for many years with his wife, Alice. Mac served in the Army 1960-63 at Ft. Bragg, NC, and then moved to Idaho to serve as a physician for the rest of his career. Over the years, Dr. and Mrs. McIntyre opened their home to over 100 people in different types of need for varying lengths of time. The McIntyre?s conducted medical missions to Nepal, China, Mexico, Honduras, and Bangladesh. Mac was as much loved for his eccentric personality and irreverent sense of humor as he was for his community work. Mac spent his final years in Charlotte, NC under the loving supervision of his oldest daughter Cindy, scandalizing the residents of Emeritus Retirement Home, teaching the occasional art class, and attending St. Johns Baptist Church. Clarence McIntyre is survived by his brother, Charles, his children; Cindy, Wendy, Roy, Casandra, Patrick, Evan, and Vestal, his six grandchildren, several foster children, a legion of friends and patients. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service. A service to celebrate Dr. Mac?s life will be held 11:00 AM Monday, December 19, 2011, at St. John?s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne LN., Charlotte, NC 28204. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Mac's name be sent to the Monastery of St. Gertrude?s, 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, ID 83522.