Chester "Chet" Alvin McIntosh
March 14, 1945 – Oct. 31, 2026 · Age 81 · Jacksonville
Chester Alvin "Chet" McIntosh of Jacksonville died Nov. 1, 2026. He was 81.
Born on the island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he graduated from Jacksonville's Ribault High School in 1964 and stayed in touch with his classmates for decades. He captained charter schooners in the Caribbean before moving into hotel management with Marriott, where he helped open the Courtyard at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. He earned an associate degree in hospitality management from Florida Community College at Jacksonville in 1987 and was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. He finished his career in health care as a director of plant operations.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanna; two sons; a stepdaughter; and a granddaughter.
Services
Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 11, followed by a funeral service at noon, at Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home, 850 St. Johns Bluff Road N., Jacksonville. Committal follows at Chapel Hills Memory Gardens.
Full obituary and guest book: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jacksonville-fl/chester-mcintosh-13103173
Arrangements: Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home and Cemetery