Dr. Robert Christopher McIntyre

The world suffered a great loss with the passing of Robert C. "Christopher" McIntyre, MD, on May 3, 2013. He was a truly beloved and loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend and physician to countless people who are deeply saddened by his sudden passing and mourn and miss him tremendously. Anyone who knew Christopher knows he was a "hugger," but the extension of arms went far beyond the warm embraces he would share when entering and, quite unequivocally, lighting up a room. He guided, supported, mentored and generously provided kindness and love to so many people, in so many ways, throughout his life. His memory will be cherished by all those who were fortunate enough to have been touched by him and benefited from his being a part of their life. Words are not adequate to express our grief but we can all find solace in the knowledge that we have been blessed with whatever time we did get to spend with him and will all be better people as a result of that time. Christopher was born in Los Angeles July 1,1929 and left us in Los Angeles, May 3, 2013. He was the youngest of four boys born to Benjamin Nichols McIntyre of Everett, Washington and Priscilla Layton McIntyre of Thatcher, Arizona. At the age of 27 he sold his share of the family farm in Roseville to further his education. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1959, and received his doctorate degree from UC San Francisco in 1962. He began his practice in "General Medicine and Surgery" in Sacramento and then, in 1983, moved to Twain Harte, CA. and continued practicing until his retirement in 2000. Post-retirement he worked for the state of California a few more years before moving to Las Vegas to enjoy warmer weather and to be closer to family in 2009.

In his time on the family farm he had built a home and a telephone "party line", learned electrical skills and many other aspects of a working man's life—skills which became the basis of his empathetic communication with all his patients as their physician. Throughout his life he conquered it all—from land and sea, to the sky from which he looks down on us all now. He learned to become a pilot, loved water skiing, was an excellent snow skier, golfed and jogged—even winning the Twain Harte Family Fun Run twice in his age group. While he did it all, most undeniably, his greatest successes lied in the love and care he had for all of his patients! Christopher was preceded in death by his brothers, Benjamin and Myron McIntyre. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Elyce; his brother, Leslie (Norma) McIntyre of Shingle Springs; his daughters, Janet (Gary) Garland of Sacramento; Lynette (Gordon) Robinson of Provo; Melanie (Tom) Kirk of Las Vegas; Elizabeth Ozkan and Dennis Turner of Las Vegas; Kristine DiGioia of Sacramento; and his son, Robert C. McIntyre II, of Sacramento as well as 17 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 17 nieces and nephews and a multitude of fortunate friends. We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to a long time special friend and a part of our family, CDR Warren “Crash” Gilbert-Ret. MD, for his aide in extending the timeline that gave the family the ability to say our goodbye’s to our beloved Christopher. Our dearest Christopher, we will try to emulate you as we go on with our lives, which have been so enriched by all that you have given to us. A Life Celebration will be held in Sacramento, August 17 and in Twain Harte, September 14. We love you Christopher! We love you Dr. McIntyre!