Sfc Jack Mcintosh, U.S. Army, Ret.

Jack McIntosh, age 89, of Copperas Cove passed away at home surround by his close friends on Monday, April 5, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home Burial and Cremation Services, 1614 S. FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 with visitation thirty minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Mac was born on November 5, 1931, to the late Taylor and Lona Ball McIntosh in Cincinnati, Ohio. He joined the United States Army and served for 30 years before retiring in 1977. While stationed in Germany, he met the love of his life, Christine Trautman on a bus and they married on August 23, 1957, in Germany. Together they served many duty stations all over the world. After Mac’s retirement, he worked for 18 years as a Civil Service Employee and after his second retirement, he enjoyed teaching auto mechanics at Central Texas College. Mac loved to go catfishing, enjoyed his wife’s German food, followed the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Reds. Mac loved his western shows and especially anything that John Wayne was in. He and Christine loved dogs and enjoyed many dogs over the years. He was also a life member of the VFW# 8577.

Mac was preceded in death by his wife, Christine McIntosh in February 2021, and his son, Karl McIntosh.

Mac is survived by his close friends, Twiggs Family, Graham Family, Bob Cox, Doreen Ruth, John and Anna Cummings, Andrew and Luzia Stilley, Uwe Bredt and his family, Goodson Family and many others out of state.

Many thanks to Dave Twiggs and Mike Graham for the many nights they stayed with Mac during his illness.