peacefully on September 13, 2020, at his home in Kempner, Texas. Ross was surrounded by his family
in passing after his battle with cancer.
Ross’ family moved to San Diego, California in 1947. He enjoyed growing up in the sun, playing
at the beach, eating fresh oranges off the trees, and made many life-long friends that he was still in
contact with to this day.
He graduated from Granite Hills High School in El Cajon in 1963 and joined the Navy during the
Vietnam War. Ross spent 12 years in the Navy on three different ships and had many deployments. The
Navy took him to Stockton, California and Bremerton, Washington. During his time in the Navy, he crossed the equator in 1968; one of his fondest memories.
As a young sailor, he stopped at many ports around the world. In the Navy, he was an electronic
technician. While serving, Ross received more than 20 separate exceptional performance awards, the
Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Vietnam Service Medal (W/2 Bronze Stars),
Superior Civilian Service Award, and the Desert Shield/Desert Storm Service Medal.
In 1976, after three tours in the Navy, Ross joined the civilian service. From 1980 to 1983 he
served as the Fort Lewis DIO Maintenance Lead electronics technician. Then from 1984 to 1989, Ross
and his family lived in Germany and he assumed the duties of Intelligence Electronics Warfare (IEW)
Logistics Assistance Representative.
In 1989, Ross was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas, where he received a promotion to GS-13 IEW
Master Technician. He then deployed to Desert Storm as part of the Combat Support Battalion for four
months. Once he returned from Desert Storm, Ross attended and graduated from Army Management Staff College in 1993.
During his Navy and Army careers, Ross married his beautiful bride, Sally in 1968. They had two
children, Kimberly born in 1972, and Kurt born in 1975. The McIntire children have many memories of
their European adventures that include being at the top of the Eiffel Tower, to the sunny beaches of Spain, and enjoyed the snow-covered Alps. After 38 plus years of federal service, Ross retired in January 2002 and made Kempner, Texas his permanent residence.
Ross loved being a father but loved being a grandfather even more. His grandchildren and great grandchildren kept him on his toes. He never missed a sporting event or an academic award ceremony. He was truly proud of all of them. Ross was the original YouTube. There was not a question he could not
answer and there was not a thing he could not fix. He was really a jack of all trades.
Ross is survived by his wife, Sally (Kempner, Texas); his sister, Melissa Thomas (Kalma, Washington); his children, Kimberly (Harker Heights, Texas), Kurt & Kaci McIntire (Kempner, Texas); his grandchildren
Trayton & Brenda McIntire (Kempner, Texas), Weston & Abbie McIntire (Austin, Texas), Kaleb McIntire &
Andrew (Baltimore, Maryland), Rudie McIntire (Kempner, Texas), Kaitlynd & Kenneth Vickers (Kempner, Texas), and Dylan & Tuesday Dulkoski (Lampasas, Texas); great-grandchildren, Lillian, Trayton JR, and Harper JoAnn (Kempner, Texas). This also includes many loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, family members, & life-long friends.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, Robert & Ollie (Camper) McIntire, and his sister, Vicki
Morain.
The celebration of Ross’ life and internment at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen, Texas will be
announced at a later date.
“Our death is not an end if we can live in our children and the younger generation. For they are
us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.” - Albert Einstein.
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