James A. Mcintyre

WATERVILLE VALLEY, NH, Capt. James A. McIntyre, 74, formerly of Deerfield, NH, died Nov. 19, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester after a lengthy battle with lung disease. Born in Norwood, MA Oct. 10, 1927. He lived most of his life in Deerfield, but recently moved to Waterville Valley. He graduated from LaSalle Academy in New York City in 1945 and was accepted as a Navy V-5 student attending Tufts College for two years of engineering studies prior to Navy flight training at NAS Pensacola, FL. He subsequently flew with the Pacific fleet and then returned o Columbia University to earn his degree. Hired by Pan American World Airways in early 1952, he flew to Africa, South America and the Caribbean. He then joined TWA and flew their U.S. domestic and international routes before retiring as a Boeing 747 Captain in 1987. During this time Capt. McIntyre stayed affiliated with Naval Air Reserve and was called to active duty with the U.S. Navy for three years in late 1961. He flew with the Fleet Tactical Support Squadron assigned to the Pacific Fleet and rejoined the Reserves afterwards. He also retired as a Navy Captain. Capt. McIntyre was very active in air safety work throughout his career. Awarded the Air Line Pilot Association Air Safety award in 1985, he continued his air safety efforts in retirement. He was President of the U.S. Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) and chaired the ISASI Human Factors Working Group. In 1999, Capt. McIntyre was presented the prestigious Jerome P. Lederer Award in front of 130 delegates from 35 nations for his lifetime devotion to aviation. Jim served as Town Moderator in Deerfield for 18 years and was the Director of the Deerfield Fair Publicity Dept. for over a quarter of a century. Family members include his wife Anna of 48 years, a daughter Mary Ames of Lebanon, NH, and three sons, James of Park City, UT, Jeffrey of Grafton, NH and Christopher of Moultonboro, NH. Two brothers, Harry of Reseda CA. and John who is diseased. 9 Grandchildren and nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held Dec. 8 at 1:00pm at the Waterville Valley Conference Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Waterville Valley BBTS Ski Educational Foundation, Box 277, Waterville Valley, NH, 03215. This endowment fund supports promising athletes in their Olympic Ski sport.