John William "Mac" McGUYRT
Marriages
Ruth ATENCIO - March 31, 1962
Marriage in Dallas.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Steamboat Pilot page 7D - July 2, 1987
McGuyrt services Thursday
Funeral services and mass for John McGuyrt, past president of LTV-RDI, will be held at the Holy Name Catholic Church at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2. Rosary is being said at the church at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. McGuyrt died early Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver. His obituary will appear in the Steamboat Pilot next week.
Steamboat Pilot page 6D - July 9, 1987
JOHN McGUYRT: 1921 - 1987
John W. "Mac” McGuyrt, 65, died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver on Sunday, June 28,1987. Rosary was said at the Holy Name Catholic Church at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. on July 2 with Father Thomas Dentici officiating. Organist Romaine Mahaffey played "Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” “Be Not Afraid,” "Amazing Grace” and "How Great Thou Art.” Pallbearers were Leonard Reiter, Bob Day, Joe Bonny, Bill Neish, Melvin Guelker and Tom Clapsaddle. Honorary bearers were Jack Silk and Marvin Elkins. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs Cemetery with SchubringCruse Post 4264 V.F.W. conducting military services. Born in Remerton, Ga., on Nov. 15, 1921, Mac was the son of John W. McGuyrt Sr. and Alice Hallis McGuyrt. After completing public education in Canton, Ohio, he became a civilian pilot and flight instructor. In March 1941 he entered U.S. Air Force pilot training and received his wings at Williams Air Force Base in Phoenix, Ariz., in 1943. Following training in P-38 twin-engine fighters at Muroc Air Force Base, today’s Edwards Air Force Base, in June 1943, he was sent to North Africa with the 14th Fighter Group. During the 13 months he was overseas, Mac was based in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy, accounting for three German ME-109 airplanes, one German ME-110 and one Reggianne 2001, an Italian fighter During this time he was awarded the Air Medal with 14 clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Silver Star medal. Returning to the United States in July 1944, Mac was assigned to Eagle Pass, Texas, and then to Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he conducted cold weather tests on all types of Air Force fighters. In March 1945 he was assigned to the flight test division of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Using dummies strapped into seats, he conducted the Air Force’s first seat-ejection tests. He accepted a regular Air Force commission as captain but resigned in December 1947 to a become an experimental test pilot with Republic Aviation Corp., a position he held for three years. While with that company, he was presented a scroll of appreciation from the Air Force for risking his life to land an experimental F-84 plane, incurring severe injuries rather than abandon the craft over a populated area. In 1951 he joined Chance-Vought Air Craft in Dallas as a test pilot. He was promoted to manager of the engineering test department, then manager of flight operations and chief of flight test before being named general manager of the Range Systems Division, predecessor company of Service Technology, in 1962. Service Technology was a subsidiary of LTV Aerospace Corp. Mac married Ruth Atencio in Dallas on March 31,1962. Eight years later he was elected president of LTV Recreation Development and came to Steamboat Springs to head LTV’s financial investments in the ski area and manage extensive property owned by the Dallas conglomerate. In 1974 he left LTV and bought into Colorado West Realty. For a tune he managed the Bear Claw Condominiums under Colorado West. Asked to join Hampden International, he became the company's vice president. He also headed McGuyrt Realty. From March 1979 until 1985 he was with the Professional Group, managing the offices on Lincoln and in Gondola Plaza. In 1985 the McGuyrts moved to Lakewood, returning to their home in Steamboat Springs on weekends. He owned Viewpoint Real Estate and was resident manager for Viewpoint Town Homes. A quiet, loving and affectionate man, he was respected for his honest and forthright business dealings and his knack of cutting through the superfluous issues to confront the basics. He was an avid fisherman and liked hunting with friends. He learned to ski after coming to Steamboat Springs and continued to enjoy the sport until illness forced him to give it up. He and Ruth renewed their marriage vows in Dallas on March 31 in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary. The ceremony was held in the church in which they were married in 1962. He leaves his widow; his mother in Canton; two daughters, Suzanne Walls of Fort Worth, Texas, and Judith Ann Guelker of Sweetwater, Texas; one brother, Mallon McGuyrt of Canton; one sister, Dolores Schmidt of Irving, Texas; and three grandchildren, Kimberley Harris of Austin, Texas, Carrie Apel of Sweetwater and Stacey Walls of Fort Worth. Preceding him in death were his father and one son, Thomas John McGuyrt. who died Feb. 7, 1979.
