Dr. Deane Douglas McIntyre

1957 - 2011

Dr. Deane Douglas McIntyre obituary, 1957-2011, Calgary, AB

BORN

1957

DIED

2011

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Deane McIntyre Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 28, 2011.

MCINTYRE, Deane Douglas
November 15, 1957 – June 24, 2011
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Deane D. McIntyre, beloved husband of Amy Chaves. He will be missed by sister Jane Heakes; nephews Christopher, Paul and Jeffrey Heakes, and aunts, June Jamieson and Joyce Laing. Deane was predeceased by parents Lee and Ralph McIntyre, and uncle Lloyd McIntyre. Deane has worked with total dedication for more than twenty-four years in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary. He loved his many hobbies, such as nature photography, astronomy, ham radio, and stamp collecting. A voracious reader, he had vast and extensive knowledge in diverse areas, including science and technology, history, physics and mathematics. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at visitation held at FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL, 3220 – 4 Street N.W., Calgary (across from Queen's Park Cemetery) on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL, on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Deane's memory may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 – 14 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family via the website www.fostersgardenchapel.ca.

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February 25, 2015

Steve McGrath

Deane was a post doc in the OP Strausz group when I was a student at U of A. He was indeed brilliant. Our favorite topic of discussion was amateur radio. I am so sorry to learn of his passing, but I am so happy that he found his soul-mate. He was such a kind person and I'm sure he had much love to share.

I lost touch with him over the years and only recently came upon this in the Herald.

October 18, 2011

Amy Chaves

To My Darling Deane:

Thank you for an extraordinary 10 years filled with love, happiness, and fun. Thank you for all the support and thoughtfulness you have given me. Thank you for accepting me for who I am and for being my best friend.

You are an amazing person and I will always love you and miss you until we meet again.

Let us be two souls who have probably loved before and who will love each other in all eternity. I pray that we can be together in the days to come, for there is no greater sorrow than not being with you, no greater joy than to be embraced and kissed by you.

~From your best friend, partner, soulmate, and wife, Amy.

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Amy Chaves

I can see Deane being a most wonderful, loving husband and being very giving. He was always eager to do things for others around the residence -if something broke (a
hairdryer or whatever) students would take it to Deane. He gave Carol and me a black and white TV set that was being sold for parts at a flee market. He paid 50 cents for it and had it working in about half an hour!

Deane was brilliant indeed! -as I recall he turned down a scholarship in Physics at Queen's to study Chemistry at Waterloo -also with scholarship and research lab space! -well, it's the lab space that provides material for some of the stories -he was a bit of a mad scientist in the early years...

Anyway, after 4 years I received my BSc like typical people of
>> average intelligence -Deane, on the other hand, was given an M.Sc.!!!

I'm happy that you had each other for... about 10-15 years was it? I forget if he first told me about you before or soon after we moved to Sault Ste. Marie in 1999. He needed someone to love and someone who would love him, and although we didn't get to know each other well, it seems that you fit the bill perfectly.

Grebel days are the source of many stories about Deane which may not fit the tone of your book.

-the time he brought some potassium back from the lab. He dropped it in a glass of water and it reacted so violently that it popped out of the glass and burned a hole through the arborite veneer of a cafeteria table.

-the time he came back red-faced from his lab -he had been showing it to (trying to impress) a girl and put sodium in water -just a bit too much and the explosion caused a light burn to the skin.

-the time I had a sore throat and he made a concoction in the lab and had me breath the vapour. After doing so he told me the water in the wetness of my mucus lining would react with the substance and produce sulphuric acid that would, in theory, kill the microorganisms! -dilute sulphuric acid, he explained! :-)

-the time he offered acetone to anyone who got a large (perhaps 5-6 inch diameter) parking sticker on their car windshield. This was a good and kind service. He saw the stickers as a safety risk -say, if anyone had to use their car in the case of an emergency. However, the staff person who implemented the ticket idea was plenty mad. Deane had to listen to a tongue lashing.

-acetone was also good for fixing glasses and he fixed mine and others' numerous times.

-he tried making wine from grape juice in a storage area below the basement stairway (the residence was 3 stories high). It stunk as I recall...

-oh, and the time the Engineers got him to streak up and down the girl's floor. I didn't see it. Apparently the female don did, though! Piecing the story together from Deane and others, he was in the shower on the 3rd floor (guy's floor). "The Engineers" (some students studying engineering) took his towel. He followed. They led him down the back stairwell. They opened the door to the second floor, pushed him in and didn't let him back out. So, he ran to the other end of the hall. Someone was holding that one shut, so he ran back to the first door again and they either let him out or were gone by then. Anyway, that wasn't nice of them, but certainly gave us something to reminisce about on occasion years later.

-Deane was the only person I knew who looked forward to Friday night fish and chips. Deep-fried and greasy, he ate them with lots of ketchup.

-he used to help when I didn't understand something from Chemistry.

-he used to try to get me up for 8:30 AM Calculus class. He used my hockey stick to poke my sleeping body. Despite his efforts, that's the one class I failed during my university student career!

Well, there're some remembrances that come immediately to mind. I hope they didn't offend you. He and I may have shared some or all of them when together remembering the good old days. There are more, of course. The major water fight that started when he appeared at someone's door with a glass of water and was met with a bucket! The perverted weasel thing. His venture into broadcasting -first over the intercom that went into everyone's room, then later on an FM frequency -low power, of course, so as not to conflict with licensed stations. etc. I'm sorry I won't have another chance to reminisce with him.

~From William Fick, Deane's long-time friend and former classmate at Waterloo University

September 29, 2011

Collected Stories From Deane's Lab

COLLECTED STORIES ABOUT DEANE FROM THE LAB

i have so many stories of/with deane but i think two things come to my mind very clearly that i will always remember. one of them is that I remember one time on a weekend i was transforming cells and all of the sudden there was a power outage at the university. I thought "oh, I should leave since can't do anything" but Deane was there and went through so much trouble finding me a flash light so i can use at my bench and then pulled an extension cord to attach to the emergency power supply so that I can attach it to the shaker to shake my cells. I remember i thought to myself, i would have just let it be and left. he's so responsible and helpful that we sometimes just take him for granted.

the second thing that also i remember very well is my candidacy exam. i'm not a very confident person and i'm pretty sure most people know that. I was completely green for my exam but when i walked into the room, there was on the blackboard in 499 "good luck cheryl" and deane wrote that. I saw a side of deane that i usually did not see. he believed in me and I am really sad that he will not see me graduate...

Other random memories of deane would be him scoping out guys for me: CCG (competent compressor guy), ICG (incompetent compressor guy), SFG (semi-cute fire extinguisher guy) and many more. he was always looking out for my love life. I also have many memories of him telling me stories about his experiences but things that we truly bonded over were astronomy and birds. I really enjoy stars and so does he but my love was never to his level. Birds however, we both loved dearly. we shared many websites together to watch live cameras of falcons, owls, hummingbirds and we watched eggs hatch...more recently he has been teaching me about bird calls and he told me last week he was going to find me a dvd/cd thing with bird calls so i can install it on my ipad. that never happened...

i don't know what else to say...but one last thing that is very vivid in my mind is everyday when he left at 5:10/15 he would close the 500 door and he would say to me "have fun" and carried his newspaper home. i never understood why he never just said bye...

you guys (mainly evan) always make fun of me for being such a girl and saying "deaaaaaannnnnnnneeeeeeeeee......" but it was our thing. he always treated me like a kid and i just fulfilled that role and it made him happy. we shared many moments of bubble wrap popping and him scaring me with mickeys and minnies that he caught from the ceilings and our many syncronized bladder moments...too many things. all good memories that I won't forget.

i hope you can find something out of this. if not you can leave it out. i am fine with that. this was also kind of therapeutic for me to write it out. i really miss him as much as i try not to think about it.

cheryl

I saw Deane almost everyday since I moved to Calgary in 2004. I think we tend to take for granted our relationships with people we see so often, so I never really thought about what Deane meant to me. I think the fact that he was there everyday brought a comfort and stability to
the lab that can never be replaced. I remember calling Deane at home late in the evenings or on weekends, when I had a problem with one of the magnets and he would always come in. Just knowing that he would always be there to help was tremendously comforting and something I will always remember. Deane was also supportive, in his own way, with my research progress and was anxiously awaiting the group meeting where I would present my structure and the announcement for my PhD defense. I will miss Deane and his jokes about my sports teams and chatting about birds we recently saw and heard. I will remember my time with Deane fondly and will miss his presence.

Byron


Deane stories:

Deane's take on windchill. I'm sure that you've heard it. I think it was his one of his biggest pet peeves (other than Bill Gates and PCs). He always corrected someone complaining about the weather with relations to wind chill. – “It only counts if you’re naked”
(Jessica says: When you were complaining about the cold, Deane had no tolerance for people complaining – windchill. However, whenever it was above 20 degrees, he would complain bitterly about the heat. Also, he taught a few of us how to interpret radar weather patterns so we could find out when the storms were coming and when they would end.)
Once, Dr. Edwards came and asked him what the distance to the sun was. Deane gave him the correct answer without looking it up. He was an encyclopedia of detailed knowledge.
I still remember his office being a disaster. There were piles of magazines and old computers everywhere. I didn't even know the colour of the carpet in his office. Once Amy was coming over, he cleaned enough to reveal a greenish-blue carpet.
He always had time for anecdotes, with a wide variety of stories to tell about his childhood or people that he had known through his career.
He was definitely a constant in the lab. He was always there by 8:30 every morning.
Karla


Hi Leo,

The first thing which I have in my mind is that every day in the morning, when I came to the lab, I always said to Deane "Good Morning Deane" and he always answered me "Good Morning Beata". And then when he was leaving (around 5 - 5:10pm every day, after he read newspapers) he always said to me "See you tomorrow, Beata" and I answered "Thank you and see you tomorrow, Deane". I miss that... I miss a lot... It's so peaceful around my office right now.
I remember like every day around 12 I could hear his microwave signal, that his lunch was ready.

And when his phone was ringing he answered "Deane McIntyre is speaking". Now his phone is ringing but nobody answers... I miss him... And when he was coming to the lab he stopped before the crosswalk and fed the birds. He cared a lot about the others... He brought newspapers every day that we could read them during the lunch... He told me lots of stories... I think he had the story for every subject... And when he marked in NMR schedule "International Women's Day" I was really happy... Yes... Deane did lots of things for us... Thank you Deane... Thank you... I miss you Deane... I miss you a lot

Beata

For me Deane McIntyre was a professional of the highest hallmark. He was dedicated to what he was doing and possessed a vast knowledge in different area of science. Besides his knowledge he had golden hands. There was almost nothing he could not fix and bring back to life. All this together with his personal values such as social grace, kindness, respect to other people and sense of humor made him a real stem of the lab. He always been and will be an etalon of Lab Manager for me and we all will miss him a lot.

Rustem Shaykhutdinov



I’ll always remember Deane as a big teddy bear—a little quirky on the outside infused with a tremendous heart of gold on the inside. Deane was never one to invoke acts of grandeur, but his love was on display each and every day in his own way. Whether is was answering a question about the instruments in the lab, or posting on an internet message board before anyone knew what that was, or ensuring that pictures were taken, printed, and distributed after every birthday, or even teasing fans of the wrong sports team, you could count on Deane to be there. This is what I will miss most—Deane’s innocent enthusiasm for so many things, and his willingness to
share as he was able with those around him. Without doubt this legacy will live on in his work and the minds of those who knew, and loved him. Rest in Peace.

Aalim


Deane McIntyre was a great man. I remember him always full of dignity and calm and he treated other people in the same way. I recall one episode that happened to me. I broke a probe on pH-meter and went to Deane to tell about it. I felt guilty and was afraid he can be mad at me. When I told him what I did, “OK”, he said calmly in his rich voice, I exclaimed “How can it be OK?” “OK, because you told me,” was his answer. This small episode will always be in my heart as an example of his kindness and big love to all the people.
Rest in peace, Deane.

Alsu


Hey Leo,

I don’t know if this will be helpful, but I just wanted to say that I will remember Deane for his kindness and attentiveness. He always had some sort interesting thing to show or to tell – NASA picture of the day, which always seemed to be of Kazakhstan, supercomputer named Anton, bizarre video on youtube, which featured some Russian people – little things that make you smile and realize that someone cares about what you are. Everything that Deane said – interesting or not, good or not so good – was always sincere and being a sincere person is rare, and life would be much easier if there were more people as sincere as Deane was. I know I am not even in the lab anymore, but Deane would be someone I would always want to visit, because I knew that he would actually be happy to see visitors. I miss him, but I want to believe that his life was filled with plenty of good things to make up for its shortness – he was a happy man and not everyone gets to be happy.

Anton


I will always remember Deane for his big heart and humor. He always came by my office had he seen anything about Sweden in the news or had an anecdote or joke to tell. My image of him is him rocking back and forward laughing.
He was the kindest person imaginable. Deane McIntyre - you will be missed!

Ted Johanson


Among all the remarkable things about Deane, there is one that always amazes me the most. It was Deane`s ability to make himself accessible to everybody, being willing to help anyone in any circumstance. The fact that he was able to relate to people without needing to create the distance normally observed between Doctors and students, and in the same time retaining a lot of respect due to his knowledge and abilities, surprise me all the time that I remember him. For him in our lab, the distinction of Dr. was not necessary, among us he was Deane our lab partner, to whom most of the time I went to for some help.

Luckily for me, I was able to collaborate with him by doing some experiments, and I realized his great knowledge not only about NMR by also about chemistry, and even more amazing was his ability to solve practical problems, using the elements that were around our lab. In few occasions, by watching him fixing all source of machines in the table at our lab, it came to my mind the image of this TV series which main character was this particular guy with the ability to overcome any dangerous situation by using his multiuse knife and few ordinary elements. Yes, for me he was the MacGiver of our lab.
In addition to this valuable knowledge and kindness; I will always remember his friendly and supporting approach. He always kept me updated with the latest news about my country, either because there was any mention to my country in the news paper or because we made it to the canada TV news, but in any case there was a piece of the newspaper or an email waiting for me, telling me the latest new.

For all his qualities as a person Deane would be profoundly missed.
Mauricio Arias


Dr. Deane McIntyre (or D.D. as I liked to call him) entered Hans lab 24 years ago and has since become like family to us during working hours. He was always there, available for advice, assistance or a conversation. He had an incredible memory for historic facts, organic chemistry, and numerous other subjects and a passion for many hobbies. But his main passion (aside from Amy) was his work and keeping the NMR instruments up and running. His need in life was to be needed and we were all spoiled. So it is a great loss for us all that he is not around any longer. We were all happy for Deane when he found life outside of work with Amy and moved from his apartment into a house near the University to there was more room for his "special person". I often exchanged perennial plants with him, and Amy brought nice food along to our lab pot-luck parties. They were a harmonious couple.

Speaking personally, Deane did have a unique sense of humor and often loved to tease me about getting older, as I used to cross the critical age barriers 3 years in advance of him. So when I turned 40 and 50 I was 'roasted' by Deane and vowed to get back at him with another former graduate student, Jill Saponjia (now Rathje) whom he also tormented in a similar manner while she was in the lab. Because of this, Jill and I planned the perfect surprise "Revenge Party" for Deane when he turned 50, with funny gifts (an inflatable walker, dentures etc...) and a graveyard birthday cake. It was the perfect surprise party, loads of fun, and Deane reveled in the special attention. The memories of this day, Jill and I will always cherish.

Sincerely
Elke Lohmeier-Vogel


Deane was one of the first people you met when you came to the Vogel lab. Even if you didn’t know who you were looking for when you arrived, everyone would simply say “Let’s go ask Deane, he will know what to do.” Sure enough, when escorted to Deane’s office, he was eager to say hello and willing to help you with whatever question you brought to his door. More often than not, he would know exactly what to do in any situation, and if he didn’t, he would get back to you within the hour armed with all the information you could possibly need and a keen desire to show you how to solve your problem.
Deane has been a fixture in the department of Biological Science for almost a quarter of a century. As regular as clockwork, Deane could be found in the lab between 8:30 and 5:30 Monday through Friday. Even on weekends, Deane would be around for at least a couple of hours to make sure that there were no graduate students screwing up their experiments. Even if he wasn’t around, you could call him at home (especially if you thought you had broken the magnet). I have never met a man who was so dedicated to his work and had a true passion for what he did. Deane’s work ethic was beyond reproach and his enthusiasm for the sciences and NMR were evident in everything he did. He was the life blood of the lab who contributed significantly to so many people’s work, often without any of the recognition or appreciation that he deserved.
Even more than a great lab manager, Deane was a great friend. He was always ready to have a chat about HD televisions, Vietnamese gangs (only if Leo was in the room) or the benefits of Apple computers. Deane and I were both avid sports fans and since he cheered for Edmonton based teams and I cheered for the Calgary teams, a natural friendly rivalry developed between us. If my team lost their game the night before, Deane would make a point of coming to find me so he could rub it in. I could always tell that he was ready to needle me because he would stand a few feet away and have this little smirk on his face as he slowly took a sip of his coffee. The best part was that he would never simply ask me about my team’s loss. Instead, he would say something like “So, do you want to talk about women’s tennis? Because, I’m pretty sure you don’t want to talk about the Flames…” If our teams happened to play each other the previous night and the Edmontonians came out on top, Deane would usually strut into the lab sporting his Eskimos or Oilers cap. Again he would never say anything directly; he would just stand next to me in silence, with a large grin on his face, waiting for my reaction. Fortunately, this was a two way street and if the Oilers or Eskimos lost the night before, my first stop when I got to work would be Deane’s doorway so that I could return the favour.
I want to thank Deane for everything that he has done for me over the years. I want to thank him for his tireless work and willingness to help in any situation. I want to thank him for his kindness and his generosity. I want to thank him for his friendship and to let him know that he will be missed.
Evan Haney


Deane is a true friend and a kind person. I will always appreciate Deane's help during my Ph.D studies. Deane's smiles and jokes will always be in my memory.

Hao Huang

September 29, 2011

Leonardo Nguyen, Ph.D.

TRIBUTES FOR DEANE READ BY LEO NGUYEN

My name is Leo Nguyen and I have been a coworker of Deane’s for almost 10 years. Over the past week, I have been collecting stories about him from people in our lab. I’d like to share a few of them with you today.

Dr. McIntyre was a respected scientist. People from Bruker, the NMR company that he frequently dealt with, counted him among the best of any NMR facility managers. They enjoyed working with him through any problems, big or small. Although he took extreme pride in himself, he was always strict about not taking more credit than he felt he deserved. A few years ago, he prepared a chemical that one of the grad students, Jessica, thought up for her research. She called it “The Deane Compound” and she got to present her results from it in conferences. She came back excitedly telling him how so many people from around the world were interested in The Deane Compound. “Where can they get it? How much does it cost? How soon can it get here?” And yet, Deane would have none of it. He refused to be acknowledged for his accomplishment. He even refused to be an author on her paper, printing off forms explaining what constitutes proper authorship and bringing back to Jessica an obscure article from 1947 that described the chemistry behind what he did. It looked like complete alchemy to her. He should have taken more credit.

Deane was a helpful person. Dr. Vogel has already covered how essential he was to the lab, but he was also always willing to go the extra mile for anyone. He did taxes for lab members. He helped people get their driver’s licenses. He could be relied upon to help a countless amount of people from around the Department and with organizations beyond. If all of us were to come together and talk about it, we wouldn’t be able to complete that list. In the lab, we felt secure knowing that we could call him at any time asking for help. “Deane McIntyre speaking,” he would answer. Even from home, he was formal like that. And if needed, he would be right over in 15 minutes.

Deane also held many interesting opinions and he had interesting ways of expressing them. On cold days during the winter, he would have the same answer for anyone coming in complaining about the wind chill: “Wind chill only counts if you’re naked!” He had no tolerance for people who couldn’t handle the cold. And yet, in the summer, any time it was above 20 degrees, he would complain bitterly about the heat.

You’re not a man unless you’re using a Mac.

Deane was a creative and dedicated problem solver. He fixed many things for us with his golden hands and when he couldn’t, he never gave up hope that he would be able to bring it back to life. Many people can attest to his graveyard of old, broken computers and trinkets that only he could see the usefulness in. If you were stumped with some kind of practical problem, Deane could walk around the lab, take out basic equipment lying around and MacGyver it all into a system that would exactly do the trick.

One time, Alsu in our lab had broken the pH meter by accident. Now, she knew how much Deane had complained about replacing the pH meter and how often it got broken. She sheepishly went to Deane and said to him quietly: “Deane, I broke the pH meter.” He looked back at her and said “Okay,” calmly in his rich voice. She replied “… but how can it be okay?” “Okay, because you told me,” was his answer. Deane was kind.

Deane was an extremely knowledgeable person. He could tell you the distance between the Earth and the Sun without batting an eyelash. He could tell you things about almost any subject and you would listen to him in wonder and think “Man, this stuff cannot be found in any book or a website,” and you knew that what he was saying was true, too. Deane also had time for anecdotes, making us feel connected to the people who used to be in the lab. Or he would talk about his childhood in Ontario with his sister Jane, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting last night. Once, I was complimenting his skills while he was fixing something for me and he said to me “oh, I knew how to use a screwdriver when I was two.” I don’t think it would surprise many of us that, number 1, this were true and two, he was able have that memory at that early age. Going back further, Deane was able to tell us stories about his grandparents or great-grandparents in exquisite detail. If we go back even further, his careful research into his genealogy led him one day to proudly proclaim to one of the grad students that he’s related to her. So Jane, meet your long-lost relative, Jessica!

Deane had a nickname or two back in the day. I’ve heard legend of a Deane, Deane, the Dancing Machine, and there’s even a picture to prove it. People also used to tease him with the phrase “Deane is mean, Deane is mean!” That got retired after Amy came into his life. Amy, thank you so much for making him profoundly happy these last 10 years.

Deane was a man of high standard, and he expected you to live up to those standards as well. He came to work to check on his magnets every single day. Not only did he show up on Christmas, he didn’t understand why everyone else wasn’t in the lab either. We’ve said to him “Deane, you’re part of a union! Go on vacation!” When it was time for the Departmental seminar, he’d walk through the lab saying “it’s seminar time!” More often than not, we didn’t follow him. That didn’t stop him from doing it again the next week with the same enthusiastic smile, “it’s seminar time!”, giving you a new chance to make it up to him. Or maybe he just liked making us feel guilty.

No matter how many times we disappointed him though, he never judged us. Deane remained everybody’s personal cheerleader. If you had a group meeting presentation coming up, he would come up to you and ask “are you ready to give the BEST group meeting ever?” Except, sometimes there were too many witnesses were around, so he knew that he might get caught in a lie. He would rephrase himself “are you ready to give the second BEST group meeting ever?”

Deane had a great way of relating to anyone, making everyone feel like someone really cared about what you are. Sometimes, he bonded with people over a shared passion like bird watching, astronomy, and history. He also had a great knack for giving presents to people that, 20 years later, they still cherish.

Of course, Deane shared his love of sports and he was an avid fan of Edmonton based teams. After a particularly good game night for Deane, he would make a point of coming to find Evan in our lab. Deane would stand a few feet away from Evan and have this little smirk on his face as he slowly took a sip of his coffee, bending ever so slightly forward, like a cat ready to pounce. Deane milked the moment for all it could be worth and never went for the direct hit. Instead, he would say something like “So, do you want to talk about women’s tennis? Because, I’m pretty sure you don’t want to talk about the Flames…”

From hearing what Hans has said about Deane and having shared all these stories with you, I hope that you have grown a greater appreciation of who Deane was. After he died, we received a lot of wonderful messages of support from people, many expressing worry over how we would be able to function as a lab in the future. As devastated as we are by the loss of our NMR manager, that is all secondary to the loss we feel for a truly special individual who knew how to make every one of us feel welcome and loved.

Thank you for your attention.
Leo Nguyen

September 29, 2011

Hans Vogel, Ph.D.

EULOGY DELIVERED BY DR. HANS J. VOGEL

Deane McIntyre
1957-2011

I. INTRO

Deane was a unique individual. Deane was extremely dedicated to his job and the best coworker one could ever imagine. I had the honor and the pleasure of working with Deane for 24 years. That is why I am deeply honored that his partner and soul-mate Amy Chaves has asked me to say a few words to you. I would like to do this by providing you with a history over his working life.

II. BACKGROUND

I first got to know Deane when he came to Calgary in 1987. He came to interview for the position of NMR manager. Before that, Deane grew up together with his sister Jane in Bowmanville, Ontario. Deane is predeceased by his parents Lee and Ralph McIntyre. In Bowmanville, he attended the local high school.

Deane then went to the University of Waterloo where he did his undergraduate training and his Ph.D. research in the Department of Chemistry. His supervisor was Dr. MacKay and Deane trained to become an organic chemist. I have once had the pleasure of meeting Dr. MacKay and from that, I learned that he and Deane were quite close.

Subsequently, Deane moved to the group of Dr. Otto Strauss at the University of Alberta. In contrast to Dr. MacKay’s group, which was quite small, this was one of the biggest research groups at the time. Within this group, individual researchers could take on specialist roles, and Deane over three years became their in-house expert in NMR spectroscopy. Already during his early years, he had realized that he enjoyed working with this powerful technique, so when I phoned Dr. Strauss for a personal reference for Deane, I was told that I had found the guy that would be perfect for the job of NMR manager in Calgary.

III. THE 1980’s
In those days, the research group in Calgary was really small and we were located on the 1st floor of the BioSciences building, where we interacted with all of the other members of the Biochemistry group, such as Ray Turner, who was a graduate student in those days, but has since become a professor in the same group.

Deane always took his responsibilities very seriously. He interacted a lot in those days with Peter Lundberg, a graduate student then, now a professor in Sweden. The two of them shared a passion for NMR, but their relation went further than that. Peter and Deane shared common interests in collecting old textbooks, old photography equipment, old computers and the like. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Peter and his family in Linköping, and I must say that his house looks like Deane’s legendary office at work.

Deane was an extremely helpful person. He always insisted that he should run the NMR spectra for other people that had no expertise in running the NMR spectrometer. Usually, this led to productive collaborations, but sometimes, unexpected things happened. One day, Deane was collecting NMR spectra of a small inhibitor protein that had been purified by Maria Morris, a postdoctoral fellow in the group. After a few hours, Deane came to my office with a big grin on his face and he said “Well I don’t know why the other people take several months to assign the NMR spectrum of a protein. I have just completed the assignment of the whole protein. Originally it gave very bad spectra with broad peaks, so I simply raised the temperature until all the broad peaks disappeared.” Of course, for a chemist this was a perfectly fine way of producing better spectra. However in biochemistry, which is what we do, a protein is typically denatured when you raise the temperature to 80 ºC and all the important structural information is lost. Needless to say that Deane always learned very fast, and this sort of thing has never happened again!

Another story from those early days was that everyone had their own research projects, a practice we have always maintained in the group. Toshi (Japan) was working on proteins with Peter Lundberg on plant metabolism. Entazul Huque (Bangladesh) was doing chemical modifications of methionine residues and it was decided that Deane would start to work on carbohydrates. Indeed, Deane published several papers in the Starch journal. His favorite project from those days concerned NMR spectroscopy of a tetrasaccharide from beans. This compound does not digest well and produces the farts in most people and Deane used this as another hilarious example for many years when teaching on carbohydrates to the students. It was a very popular lecture. The original idea was that Deane would publish a number of papers on carbohydrates and then use these as a basis for applying for his own research grants in this area and develop his own research program. But Deane came to see me, and told me that he did not want to apply for his own research grants. He told me that he was perfectly happy being an NMR manager and that doing these other things on the side would interfere with his duties in this respect. Indeed, this is the way he has done his job since then. We could always count on him to keep things running and to fix things when broken. He usually came by the lab on Saturdays and Sundays, in summer and winter, just to make sure that everything was working fine. Sometimes it seemed that the magnets were his “children” as he treated them so well. One could not have asked for a more dedicated staff member.

IV. THE 1990’s

In 1989 and 1990, things changed quite a bit when we moved up to the fourth floor of the Biological Sciences building. The reason was that we had gotten funding for a new 500 MHz instrument. The university built us all new laboratories and they converted Deane’s position into a permanent University-funded one. That is when Deane first got his own office, the same place he occupies today. Up on the fourth floor, we were actually surrounded by the nurses and the lawyers in those days and there were no other biologists. So we were actually quite isolated in those days, but I remember them as very happy years and I am sure Deane did too. In those days, we did a lot of multinuclear NMR work and so we could often see Deane on his knees on the floor exchanging the NMR probes, matching and tuning and shimming. Many times he had to take the probes apart and clean them, a job he obviously relished. In fact, this constant turnover kept him quite busy, as his help was constantly needed. This is very different from the practice today where the same probe often sits for a year in the spectrometer. It simply reflects that we do different kinds of research today.
The late 1990’s was a time when there was almost no money for new scientific equipment available in Canada. So we had to make do with the two rapidly aging NMR spectrometers that we had which were prone to frequent breakdowns. In many other places in Canada, this led to serious interruptions in their scientific endeavors. Thanks to Deane’s hard work and dedication, we actually did fine. Maybe we also did fine because Deane built up and maintained an enormous stash of old electronic equipment, capacitors, resistors, old computers, scanners, printers and the like. Deane was obviously very good at all this electronics stuff. When Bruker service engineers, such as Stan Woodman from Bruker, Canada, or Ernst Buckman from the Bruker main office came to visit, they could sit together for days and chat about the virtues of this schematic versus that one and all three of them obviously relished these conversations. Stan still calls Deane a close friend and that was indeed the relationship he had built up with Bruker Canada.

V. THE 2000’s

In 2000 things got better with the Canada Foundation for Innovation being established and the BioNMR Center underwent a major expansion in 2000 and 2001 and once more in 2005. Deane has since carried the full responsibility for four NMR instruments and lots of peripheral equipment. I have asked Deane on numerous occasions if he needed help or an assistant but he always said that that was absolutely not necessary, as with the new cryoprobes he did not need to do all these probe changes anymore. In fact the cryoprobe we got was the first in Canada (and number 12 in the world) and, as usual, Deane figured out how to take great care of it. At one point, Bruker sent us a specialist from the USA to learn why the Calgary facility run by Deane needed 15 months between service visits, while they had to repair them every 4 or 5 months in their own facility.

Deep in his heart, I believe Deane actually did not like the modern consoles as much as the old ones. First of all, reliability is much better and he did not need to fix things as often but secondly, because of board pisating and miniaturization, he also could not really do as much using his own supply of electronics components.

VI. PERSONAL

In all these 24 years, Deane barely missed a day of work. I can only remember one time, when he had a serious leg infection that he had to take a week off from work to recover. He was totally dedicated to his job and he seemed to consider this a “calling” rather than employment. From various conversations with Deane, I gather that he has been inspired by his own father in this regard.

Deane also had a very good sense of humor. Every time someone in the group published a paper, he came into my office and said “Oh I just saw that yesterday’s issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry for a lot better.” He also always used to wear his Oilers cap to the lab, particularly when they had beaten the Flames the night before. Because of this sort of behavior, there was always a lot of joking and teasing going on around the place. One good way we could tease Deane was to “forget” to put the final “e” on his first name, something he was staunchly proud off.

It will be impossible to replace him. He was a unique individual. There simply are no other people like him out there. When asked, he professed that he was totally happy. We certainly noticed that his happiness improved when he and Amy purchased a home and moved in together. We know that you were very important for him, Amy.

So in his own good natured way Deane has made a difference in the life of many people over the last 24 years. He never asked for help and he did his job cheerfully. Within the University, Deane has been involved in the training of close to 50 graduate students and 50 postdoctoral fellows. He has participated in the training of 80 undergraduate students that did projects in the lab. Deane also loved to teach his annual NMR safety lectures. And over the last few years, he also ran a protein NMR lab for all the undergraduate students in Biochemistry. His influence extended beyond the group as I was reminded last night when I got a paper read to me by Dr. Ray Turner which contained lots of NMR.

Deane, buddy, you will be missed by all of those who have worked with you over the years. We will never be able to run the Bio-NMR Centre in the way you have done it all those years. But we will work hard to make this your legacy. And while we are all extremely upset and sad about your untimely death, we want to wish Amy all the best in the future. We cannot begin to comprehend what you meant to her!

Thank you

June 20, 2011
Hans Vogel

September 29, 2011

Responses to Dr. Vogel and Leo

Hi Hans

I am so shocked to hear the new news about my good old friend Deane. If there is anything I can do to help during these difficult times let me know.

Stan Woodman, Bruker Canada


Dear Hans,

Thank you for information.

Really surprising to me.
I deeply regret the Deane's passing. I depended upon him for most of my works at your laboratory. In my office, the picture of a comet, which appeared in 1997 in Calgary, is put up on the wall. Deane gave me this picture, when I left Calgary. Now, I'm calling various memories about him to my mind.

Really sad, today.

Thank you again.
Tamo Fukamizo, Kindai University
Vogel lab member, 1996-1997


Dear Hans,

I am very sorry to hear that Deane passed away. Please say my condolences to his family.

Andre H. Juffer, University of Oulu
Vogel lab member, 1996-1999


This is very sad indeed, I spent a few min reflecting on my interactions with him, from grad school through my time here. He was a unique person and will be difficult to replace.
Sorry for this loss.

Ray Turner, University of Calgary


I was talking to him last week about students for the Bootcamp. I can't believe it.

I just don't have the words to properly do justice for his kindness, humor, and help while I was in Calgary and after.

My deepest condolences,
Ryan McKay, University of Alberta
Vogel lab member, 2000-2001


Dear Hans,
I am so sorry to hear this. I greatly appreciated Deane's expertise and helpful attitude. I know he will be missed by all of us.

Brent Winston, University of Calgary
Vogel lab member, 2009


Dear Hans,

Thank you for your e-mail.

It was a shock for me to hear that Deane passed away. I extend my heartfelt sympathy.

I don't know the manner in Canada. Please tell me how I can be of assistance for Deane now.

Yours sincerely,
Yoshiaki Takaya, Meijo University
Vogel lab member, 2003-2004


Dear Hans

Thank you for your mail which I received this morning. I was most upset to hear that Deane has passed away. I cannot say anything. I remember him with affection and respect, when my staying there. I only hope that Amy and his family, as well as you will find the strength to bear up under his sad loss.
Please send my deepest condolences to Amy and his family.

Sincerely,
Toshifumi Hiraoki, Hokkaido University
Vogel lab member, 1985-1987, 1989, 1996



Dear all,

We are also shocked and deeply saddened by the news of Deane's sudden passing.
I have fond memories of Deane from our years in Calgary, where he was a good colleague and friend to us. Not only did he help me immensely in my studies, I'll always remember him helping me one night reproduce some special old photos of my Grandfather shortly after he passed away in 1992; we still have these photos at our house, as well as my parents' and my
brother's homes. He remained a loyal friend over all these years since we left Calgary, and we regularly communicated especially around the Stanley Cup and Grey Cup Finals; the NHL and CFL were two of Deane's many great passions. True to form, Deane sent me a "look on the bright side e-mail" last week after the Canucks had lost the Stanley Cup Final.....the Lions won a pre-season football game that same night. I will greatly miss his e-mails, sharp wit and wonderful sense of humour.

Our deepest condolences to Deane's family and the entire Vogel lab and alumni.

Jim Aramini, Tanis and family, Rutgers University
Vogel lab member, 1988-1995


Hello Hans,

I was very sorry to hear about Deane's passing on Facebook over the weekend and I appreciate very much that you send me this e-mail. Deane was surely a key person in your lab and will be missed personally and professionally by all of those who worked in the Vogel Lab.

Deane was always very keen on charity and he organized our Christmas charity gift to different organizations every year. If you decide to honor him by doing something like this I will be happy to contribute to this as well.

And indeed as sad as Deane's passing is, it's wonderful to know that so many people respected him and appreciated his work and quirky sense of humor. Make sure that, in his honor, all cell phone will be turned off for a whole day, so that NMR experiments do not get disrupted.
Thanks for taking care of all this.

Beatriz Garcia-Diaz
Vogel lab member, 2005-2010


I really don't know what to say. I'm very sorry and it's so sad the idea of the lab without Deane.

Mario Rainaldi
Vogel lab member, 2004-2007



I will always remember him.
My condolences.

Mark Germann, Georgia State University
Vogel lab member, 1989-1990


Dear all:
Both my wife and I were totally shocked to receive this sad news. Deane has not only been an extremely valuable to keep the NMR spectrometers and computers running smoothly, but also been providing numerous helps to members in the lab on issues not directly related to research. Our life in Calgary would not have been so smooth and happy without Deane's numerous helps. I have certainly enjoyed greatly by daily discussions of hokey games (those of Flames, Oilers, and Maple Leaves in particular) with Deane, and I have been telling those stories to my students and lab members ever since I arrived Hong Kong 16 years ago. We often went to flea market together. Deane taught me how to drive. We kept on arguing whether Mac is better than PC or other way around. We constantly debate the advantage/disadvantage of the Unix system running the NMR spectrometers.... These are just a fraction of fond memories that my wife and myself have of Deane. It is very hard to for us to accept this sad news, and my wife was shivering when she read the email.

Hans, please send our deepest condolence to Deane's wife Amy and Deane's sister Jane.

Mingjie Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Vogel lab member, 1989-1994


Hi, Boss.

I can't open the docx file.
Please re-send it in the doc file (old format version in Microsoft Word).

But I've just heard that Deane passed away...
I'm completely losing words...

Thanks.

Tomohiko Murase, University of Calgary
Vogel lab member, 2005-2007


Hi Hans,

Thanks for sending along the news. That's too bad. Deane will be remembered fondly for his friendship and all of his contributions to the lab.

Hope all is well otherwise,

Teresa Clarke, Ontario Genomics Institute
Vogel lab member, 1996-2001


Dear All,

It was with deep sadness that my wife Elzbieta and I read the news of Deane’s passing. Deane was one of those people one always wishes to meet as he exuded a rare combination of passion, knowledge, and generosity. Deane was always willing to spare a few minutes, or hours - if needed, to help you get an experiment up and running, even if the hardware had other ideas. One of the memories I will always have of Deane is him, with an oscilloscope, diagnosing a pesky hardware problem. While most would dread hardware issues, Deane seemed to revel in them. I know that Deane will be missed in Calgary and beyond.

Hans, could you please forward Elzbieta’s and my deepest condolences to Amy Chavez and Deane’s family.

Rob Cook, Louisiana State University
Vogel lab member, 2000-2001


Dear All,

Both me and Marianne were deeply saddened by these news. And it was particularly sad that I did not manage to see Deane while in Alberta for a conference last February. I and Deane had very many common interests, both professional and off-duty. We also remember his good-hearted jokes and never-ending willingness to help us out. If there is a way to contribute to the funeral service in any way, please tell me.

Our deepest condolences to Deane's family.
Peter Lundberg, University of Linkoping
Vogel lab member, 1985-1990


Thanks for the e-mail Hans. That is heartbreaking, and I hope that Amy and everyone else is holding up well during this difficult time. Deane will be missed by many people.

Sean Peacock
Vogel lab member, 2000-2008
dear Hans and Leo,



I am very sorry to hear this sad news. I enjoyed Deane's presence. Cooking up vinegar in the coffee machine. Collecting generations of macintosh hardware with no obvious goal but to stack it. Or just being Deane. But also, making sure that preparations for a seminar were made to work, or some other chore was taken care of. You will miss a very special and reliable colleague.

my best,

fr/
Frans Mulder, University of Groningen
Vogel lab member, 2005


Dear Hans,

I am very sorry to hear that Deane passed away. Please say my condolences to his family.

Slava Nekipelov
Vogel lab member, 2002-2007


Hi Hans,

I'm very sorry to hear that. I'll miss him being around.

Peter Tieleman, University of Calgary


Hi Hans

Very sorry to hear this. It will be sad not seeing him around anymore. I just talked to him the other day (I think on Thursday). I should be able to be at the funeral.

Gene & Irene Huber, University of Calgary


Dear Hans,

My sympathies to Deane's family, friends and to your lab group for such an untimely loss.

Peter Faccini, University of Calgary




Dear Hans and Byron,

I am really sorry to hear this.... very sad news indeed. I have fond memories of the various discussions with Deane during my short visit of Calgary and will remember his friendly character and sincere interest in other people.

My thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues. Please pass on my condolences to the other members of the Vogel-lab as well.

Best regards,
Renee Otten, University of Groningen
Vogel lab member, 2009


Hi, Leo and Hans,

I am sorry to hear the sad news that Deane passed away.

Deane was certainly a big part of my six years in Hans' lab. He spent so much time in the lab that I cannot recall a day without seeing him in the lab. Deane had helped me a lot in and out of the laboratory. I still remember that he gave me many rides around town before I bought my first
car. In fact, I think I passed my driver's test using his car.

It is so sad to hear that Deane passed away. Please convey my condolences to his partner and his family.

Best regards,

Hui Ouyang, University of Toronto
Vogel lab member, 1994-2000


My condolences, Hans. I know he was a long-time, cherished member of your team.

Dave Schriemer, University of Calgary


Dear Hans:

I was shocked and so saddened to read about Deane over the weekend. He was a kind and gentle soul, and I really enjoyed all my interactions with him. You two must have been very close, and I am so sorry for your loss.

With best wishes,
Jeff Goldberg, University of Calgary
Dear Hans - Deane's death comes as very sad and shocking news. I didn't know him well, but he struck me as a thoroughly pleasant and competent individual. Sometimes I feel we're as transient as the fids we spend our lives observing.

Deane will be tough to replace - if we (I, Paul, or Tony) can be of some help, please let us know.

Regards,
David Siminovitch, University of Lethbridge


Dear Hans,
Just got the news via Victor in Ottawa. He made a great contribution, and I will certainly miss him. Please pass along all my best wishes to the others involved.

Alex Bain, McMaster University


Hi Hans,

I was very sorry to hear about this news. I think all of us who worked with Deane have very good memories of him from our time in Calgary. Teresa and I actually reminisced about a few of these this morning. He'll be sorely missed.

Please pass on my condolences to Amy and Deane’s family.

Regards,
Dave Schibli, Ontario Genomics Institute
Vogel lab member, 1998-2003


Dear Hans:

I am shocked to learn about Deane. For a long time Deane lived in our neighbourhood and I had many a conversation with him as he walked by our house to and from campus. It became less so with his move to Brentwood but we met occasionally in Safeway.

I am on vacation and cannot attend his funeral but my condolences to you and his family.

with sad wishes,
gbb (George B. Bourne), University of Calgary


All of us who have known Deane will miss him.

Cooper Langford, University of Calgary


Dear Hans,

My sincere condolences for Deane. I remember him from my visit to your lab a few years back. He was a very dedicated NMR spectroscopist.

My regards to you and yours.

Sincerely,

Suzana Strauss, University of British Columbia


Dear Hans,

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your long-time friend and colleague, Deane McIntyre. I’m sure you are still in shock, as we all are. Deane was an invaluable resource to me since I started my position in Chemistry 1.5 years ago – he was always willing to help and offer advice. It is hard to believe he is gone. If there is anything I can do to help your group during this difficult time, please let me know. If you would like to meet with me after you arrive on Wednesday, I
will make myself available to you at your convenience.

We will miss him dearly.

Sincerely,
Michelle Forgeron, University of Calgary


Hans:
I am deeply sorry to hear this news. Deane was such an asset to the whole NMR community. It would be very difficult for you to manage the facility with out such great help. Please do let me know if I or people in the Instrumentation Facility (Michelle, Dorothy, Qiao, Johnson or Wade) can be of assistance in any way.

Dr. Raghav Yamdagni, University of Calgary


Dear Hans,

I learned of Deane's passing this morning. I have informed my team members and we are all shocked and surprised. Deane was among the best of any NMR facility managers. He was competent and thorough and we all enjoyed working with him for any problems, big or small.

Like you, we will miss him dearly. Please convey our condolences to the family and your lab.

Henry Stronks, Bruker Canada


Hans,

That's terrible news! I am very sorry to hear it. You must be particularly shocked and saddened. I really only got to know Deane a little bit when we chatted last summer after I took over as head and tried to talk to everyone.

Thanks for letting me know.
Robert Barclay, University of Calgary


My wife Leanne and I were very sad to hear this news. I have great memories of Deane throughout my time in the Vogel lab. In particular I'll always remember all the early morning hockey chats Deane and I shared. Our deepest condolences to Deane's family.

Aaron Yamniuk, University of Calgary
Vogel lab member, 2000-2009


Dear Hans,

I am terribly sorry to hear of Deane’s death. I gather that it was very unexpected? I still remember him very well. I found him an extremely nice person, always willing to help and always ready for a chat. His passion of and devotion to NMR and the lab was unsurpassed and I still appreciate his support.

Thanks for letting me know this very sad news. It will be a big loss for you. I figure that you not only lost an esteemed and trustworthy colleague, but a friend as well. My sincere condolences to you and Elke.

Please also convey my condolences to his partner and family.

Eef Harmsen, McGill University
Vogel lab member, 1987-1990


Dear Boss

I am greatly sad about hearing about passing away of Deane. This is a great loss indeed to all who know him. May Lord bless him and his family during this time and always.
If it is possible please convey my condolences to the bereaved family.

Sincerely
Reza Dowlatabadi,
Vogel lab member, 2005-2006


Dear Hans:
It was indeed sad to learn of the death of Deane. It is no doubt a shock to all of us who interacted with him.
Best wishes to you
Cheers,
Trevor Thope, University of Calgary


Hi Hans,

I am very sorry to hear about Deane. Please pass along my deepest condolences.

Best wishes,
Alan Hume, Bruker Canada


Hi Hans,

I forwarded your email about Deane's untimely passing to Allen Apblett, and I must say that we are both still kind of in shock over the whole thing. Deane was a great fellow to work with, and to just to be around. His willingness to help out and to go the extra mile for everyone made him the idea person to run the Bio-NMR facility. Allen and I have many fond memories of working with Deane on very difficult samples, which he always managed to squeeze the most data possible out of. His passing will be a great loss to the U of C, and to all of those who knew
him.

I often think of Deane when I'm at Elk Island National Park near Edmonton, as he once told me that it was one of his favourite placed to take photographs of animals when he lived up here. It turns out that it is one of my favourite place to take pictures as well. I've attached one of mine so that you can see why Deane was fond of the park.

My deepest sympathies to his family and friends, and to all of those in the Vogel group.
Ken Schmidt, DK3 Scientific


Dear Hans:

I was shocked to hear about the death of Deane. He has been working here a long time, always very consistent and helpful if I needed anything, and a good colleague.

He will be missed by a lot of people. Some of the people in your lab were very upset; they got a lot of help from him over the years.

Best wishes,
Kennneth E. Sanderson, University of Calgary


Dear Hans,

I just heard about Deane's untimely passing from Sean Peacock. I'm saddened to hear about Deane and just wanted to pass along my condolences to Deane's family and to those in your lab.

Regards,
Justin MacCallum, Stony Brook University


Dear Hans,

Thank you for the message and I am very sorry to hear about Deane. I don't think you would find a more dedicated or hard working spectroscopist. He truly took care of the NMR spectrometers as if they were his children. If there is anything that I can do to assist you, please let me know.

Sincerely,
Howard Hunter, York University
Vogel lab member, 2001-2003


Dear Leo and Hans,

Thank you for letting me know the sad news and for organizing all of this.

I was an undergraduate student in the Vogel lab for four years, and my times there were some of the happiest in my life. I remember Deane as a man of very strong opinions, though he was never unkind to anyone and always fun to be around. He was always gentle and very patient. He
was very passionate about his work, and yet he was always willing to take time out to help me in every conceivable way. I am very much indebted to him, and I will miss him.

My condolences to Amy, his family, and the Vogel lab. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Take care,
Peter Hwang, University of Toronto
Vogel lab member, 1995-1998



Hi, Hans:

I was very sorry to learn of Deane's sudden death, which came as quite a shock. He was always such a calm and dedicated worker, very pleasant to interact with, and he will be a huge loss and missed by many people. I'm sorry I won't be able to make it to the funeral today.

All the best.
Mike Walsh, University of Calgary


Dear Bosz,

With great sadness I received your message about Deane’s death.
Just a couple of weeks ago we emailed and discussed our plans for this
summer and joked about the German cake.
If it is okay with you I will still come to visit at the end of August but
I understand if you prefer to reschedule the meeting.
My thoughts are with you.

Verena Hoerr, University Hospital of Muenster
Vogel lab member, 2008-2010


Hi Boszs and Elke, I’m sorry I have not written earlier regarding Deane,
however I did not know what to say. I know how much Deane meant to you
personally, and to the vogelites with his help around the lab, his knowledge
and his additions to our daily fun facts. He really was a great person and I
cannot believe that he is gone. I have thought of him daily since I heard
the news, and I am still in shock. Please pass my condolences to Amy.

Zoya Slavinskaya
Vogel lab member, 2006-2010


Leo, it was really sad to hear this. Deane was a real character. I am sure he will be missed around the Vogel lab.

Feodor Price, University of Ottawa
Vogel lab member, 2002


Leo,

I am so very sorry to hear about the loss of Deane. I know he was a great asset to the lab. I send my condolences to his partner, family and the lab as well.

Take care,
Katy Anderson
Vogel lab member, 2006-2007


Hey Leo, I was saddened to hear of this news. He will be missed. Please send along my condolences to the entire Vogel lab.

Alex Rezansoff
Vogel lab member, 2001-2002


Leo,

I'm so very sorry to hear this. Thank you for letting me know. Though I didn't get to know him all that well, I had a lot of respect for him, and certainly credit him as playing a role in helping me choose to further my education in science. If you don't mind, please pass along my regards to his loved ones at the service on Thursday.

Best,
Nicole Perry, University of Maryland
Vogel lab member,2005-2006


Thanks for sending me the news Leo. Even though I had wished another kind of news. Anyway. That's really sad. I can't say I've been extremely close to Deane, but every time I've been working or talking with him has been a real pleasure.

Greetings,
Simon Megy, University Lyon 1
Vogel lab member, 2005-2007


I'm very saddened by the news Leo =(

Johnny Chau
Vogel lab member, 2006-2009


Hi Leo,

I'm so sad to learn of Deane's passing. He was a wonderfully warm and funny man, and a completely unique part of the Vogel lab. Irreplaceable, for sure. Is there an online condolences page? If not, Jeff and I would like to please pass on our sympathies to his family and friends, which are many I'm sure.

Hopefully our next messages will be about happier news.

Aubri Marchand
Vogel lab member, 2001-2002


Hello Leo,

I am so sorry to hear this news. I really enjoyed dealing with Deane; he was a genuinely nice person. We had a great working relationship. We worked out very competitive pricing and I think pretty much all the isotopes/consumables used in the lab came from Sigma-Aldrich. Deane
tested, and we recently converted the Norell tubes to Aldrich brand and saved the university a bit of money in the process.

My sincere condolences to all of Deane's colleagues and family,
Craig Murray, Sigma-Aldrich

September 29, 2011

Hans Vogel, Ph.D.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DR. HANS VOGEL


Dr. Deane D. McIntyre (1957-2011)

It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that Dr. Deane D. McIntyre, Manager of the Bio-NMR Centre at the University of Calgary, passed away suddenly on Friday June 24, 2011. Deane had spent a normal day at work but suffered a heart attack in the evening.

Deane grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario and attended the University of Waterloo where he
obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry working with Dr. Don MacKay. He subsequently worked for a
number of years as a post-doctoral fellow in the group of Dr. Otto Strauss at the University of Alberta. In 1987, he became the manager of the new Bio-NMR Centre. Deane was responsible for the management of the facility for all these years. From its humble beginnings with one instrument, Deane played a major role in its expansion to the current facility with four spectrometers. He was totally dedicated to the task and took great pride in having all the instruments running smoothly. Because of his great knowledge of the hardware he was extremely effective in resolving equipment breakdowns. He was also happy to keep the NMR magnets supplied with liquid nitrogen and helium. Over the years he has helped to train generations of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. As well, he demonstrated the use of the NMR equipment to numerous undergraduate students. Deane was also responsible for all the safety aspects of the facility.

Outside of work Deane had lots of hobbies and interests, including ham radio, collecting coins, stamps and old photography equipment, and also had a keen interest in hockey, history and astronomy. Deane was a unique individual with a lively sense of humor and he will be very deeply missed by all of us who had the privilege of working with him.

Hans J. Vogel,
Director, Bio-NMR Centre
University of Calgary

September 10, 2011

Amy
I just heard about your husband last Thursday. I was so surprised and sorry to hear it. In fact, all of the directors at Wood's Homes wanted to pass on their condolences as well.
You have been on my mind and I will call you.
Jane

July 22, 2011

Garnette Sutherland

We were saddened to learn of Dr. Deane McIntyre's passing today. Over the years Dr. McIntyre assisted our laboratory in pursuing and obtaining meaningful research. Due to his selfless commitment we obtained publishable data that has been of interest to the research community. Even during the days prior to his passing, Deane was busy helping us in our research. He always made himself available either in person, by telephone or through email. It was always a joy to receive his clear, concise emails. This experience was not unique to our laboratory, but to entire research community here at the University of Calgary.
Deane's ever present pleasant and engaging personality will be terribly missed. He was an exceptional person and made everyone around him feel special and respected.
With heartfelt condolences to the McIntyre family during this time of loss.

Respectfully
Sanju Lama (PhD Student University of Calgary)
Garnette Sutherland (Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Calgary).

July 1, 2011

Linda Prince

My deepest sympathies to you and your family, Jane. My thoughts are with you.

June 30, 2011

Suzi Gabany

We were sorry to hear about Deane. Jane, I will always remember him as a little boy and also for his great speech at your dad's funeral. My thoughts are with you. Suzi Gabany & family

June 30, 2011

My sincere condolences to you, Jane, and to your family. May you find strength in all the memories of times shared with your brother.

Barbara Streeton

June 29, 2011

Connie Bird

Amy, So sorry ot hear of your loss.
Thinking of you.

June 29, 2011

Bong

Hugs and kisses always Ma!

June 29, 2011

Estrella Gadian

Dearest Ma'am Amy,

God will always be with you, He may always carry you in times of sorrow.

Love,
Es

June 29, 2011

Amy,
I am sorry for your loss. May the Lord bless you and comfort you during this difficult time.

Lope Tabil, Saskatoon, SK

June 29, 2011

Don Mackay

As Deane's research supervisor at Waterloo I got to know him not only as one of the brightest students I had met, but also as one of the most educated in every sense of the word. This is a sad loss both for the University of Calgary and the wider NMR community as well.
My deepest sympathy to Amy, and to Jane and all family members.

June 29, 2011

So very very sorry Jane.
The Mann Family Bowmanville

June 29, 2011

Sincere condolences on your loss. We hold you in our thoughts.
Paul and Marg Miner
Guelph. Ont.

June 28, 2011

Trish And DeWayne Sumlak

Sorry for your loss. We will miss talking with Deane on ham radio.

June 28, 2011

Our deepest condolences and know you are in our thoughts.
Dorothy Morris & Family

June 28, 2011

Jim and Janet Tedford

We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

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