In Memoriam: Little Silver Resident, Shrewsbury River Yacht Club Member, Bob McIntyre, 78

Little Silver resident, Robert “Bob” Frank McIntyre, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Oct. 30. He was 78.

“Outside of his career, Bob was an active member and volunteer at the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club in Fair Haven, an infamous mountain guide at Stratton Mountain, Vermont and also was on the planning and zoning board for the Township of Bondville, Vermont. Bob enjoyed skiing, tennis, golf, sailing, power boating, fishing, architecture, design, being a master craftsman in wood working who always shared these passions with others. Most of all, Bob loved spending time with his family and friends on the water in New Jersey and skiing during winter months at his family home in Winhall, Vermont.”
Loved ones of Bob McIntyre in his obituary

Born in Kearny to the late Frank McIntyre and Muriel Boyd, Bob was the oldest brother to his siblings Peggy Gordon, Wendy McIntyre, Sue McIntyre Forfar, Frank “Sandy”McIntyre and Dan Larrimore.

Bob grew up in Kearny and played football for Kearny High School in New Jersey where he met the love of his life and wife, Diane. Recently, Bob and Diane celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on July 13. Bob graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson College earning a bachelor of science degree in Accounting.

For 38 years, Bob was a very successful career banker who traveled daily to New York City (including First National Bank, Bankers Trust, National Bank of Canada, Whirlpool Financial Corporation, Deutsche Bank and finally GMAC Commercial Finance).

Bob is predeceased by his mother- and father-in-law, Edward and Janet Madden, whom he loved dearly.

Bob is survived by: his beloved wife, Diane and two children, Rob and Katie “Shields” McIntyre, of Little Silver, and Olga McIntyre, of Little Silve; his 3 grandchildren, Matthew, Sophia and Harper McIntyre; his sister, Sue McIntyre Forfar, of Lake Wylie, SC; his brother, Frank (Sandy) and his wife, Kathy-Anne McIntyre, of Little Silver, and his brother, Dan Larrimore, of Florida; and several cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws and great family friends, whom he also adored.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ 07701. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Burial will follow at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.

In lieu of flowers, Bob’s family asks with gratitude that donations in his memory be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (https://giving.mskcc.org/donate-now), Holy Cross Academy (www.hcarumson.org), Lunch Break (www.lunchbreak.org) or a charity of your choice.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home