Dr. Henry D. McIntosh, a former Duke cardiologist, died on December 26, 2008, in Lakeland, Fla.
Born July 19, 1921 in Gainesville, Fla., and raised in West Palm Beach, McIntosh was a distinguished cardiologist and teacher. He served as Chief of Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center and later Chief of Medicine at the Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He later practiced at the Watson Clinic in Lakeland and St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.
He was past President of the American College of Cardiology and founder of Heartbeat International, an international pacemaker distribution network, which received a Presidential Citation from President Reagan in 1986.
During WWII, he served in the US Parachute Infantry Office of Strategic Services and earned the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre. He was a graduate of Palm Beach High School, Davidson College, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
In Lakeland, he was an active member of First Presbyterian Church and Rotary International.
McIntosh is survived by his wife of 63 years, Harriet Owens McIntosh, Lakeland, FL; 2 sons, Thomas Irvine McIntosh, Houston, TX, and James Owens McIntosh, Orlando, FL; daughter, Betsy McIntosh McCrary, Dallas, TX; seven grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to Heartbeat International - 6800 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, #124, Tampa, FL 33614-3998 in Dr. McIntosh's name.
Condolences may be sent at heathfuneralchapel.com.