15 Jan 2009 Descendants of: William McIntyre 1 William McIntyre m. Eleanor Montgomery b. 6 Feb 1785 d. 25 Apr 1835 info from Gary McMahon 2 John McIntyre b. 18 Aug 1807 KY d. 21 Dec 1890 m. Margaret W. Patton m. 2 Dec 1830 b. 31 July 1814 VA d. bef May 1860 [daughter of Thomas Patton and Jane Glasgow] m. Mary Robinson m. 15 May 1860 info from Gary McMahon 3 William Steele McIntyre m. Martha Ellen Hollingsworth m. 25 Dec 1855 b. 12 Aug 1838 Richmond IN d. 4 Apr 1926 [daughter of Henry Hollingsworth and Maria Sachel] Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 85: W. S. McIntyre, Blanchard died. The children so far as known are John, Lawson, Mrs. J. R. Campbell, Mrs. W. W. Bowman, Mrs. Alex Hamilton and James T. Burial High Prairie. ER Jul 23, 1915. 1880 Census: Household: William MCINTYRE Self M Male W 49 OHIO Farmer KY VA Martha MCINTYRE Wife M Female W 43 IN Keeping House SC IN John H. MCINTYRE Son S Male W 23 IL Works On Farm OH IN Laura MCINTYRE Dau S Female W 20 IL OH IN Mary MCINTYRE Dau S Female W 16 IA OH IN Ruth MCINTYRE Dau S Female W 13 IA OH IN James MCINTYRE Son S Male W 10 IA OH IN Rhoda MCINTYRE Dau S Female W 4 MO OH IN Lawson MCINTYRE Son S Male W 2 MO OH IN - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri Family History Library Film 1254706 NA Film Number T9-0706 Page Number 127C Martha: ref: 200, p. 76 -- "Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth Sr., Stewart 1924" Provided by Ri chard Hollingsworth -- dickinenon@msn.com ref: 36, p. 109 -- "Quarterly issue of Hollingsworth Register" Provided by Richard Hollingsw orth -- dickinenon@msn.com 4 John Henry McIntyre b. 20 Jan 1857 IL d. 18 Oct 1940 m. Kate Hamilton m. 25 Feb 1884 b. 30 Aug 1865 d. 17 Jan 1941 Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 201: John Henry McIntyre son of Mr. & Mrs. William Steel McIntyre was born Jan. 20, 1857 and died Oct 18, 1940. He married Kate Hamilton Feb 25, 1884. He is survived by his wife and children Lois Wilson, Amy Williamson, Eva Knowles, Henry McIntyre and Will McIntyre. Burial High Prairie. ER Oct 24, 1940. Kate: Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 202: Mrs. John McIntyre (Katie Hamilton) was born Aug 30, 1865 and died Jan. 17. 75 years , 4 months, 17 days old. High Prairie. ER Jan 23, 1941 info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... McIntyre, J.H. (Mrs), 77, d Clar. CHJ 20 Jan 1941 5 Lois Mary McIntyre b. 1 Dec 1885 Nodaway co, MO d. 11 July 1982 Des Moines, IA m. Charles A. Wilson m. 24 Dec 1906 Maryville, MO Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 41: Lois McIntyre was married to Charles A. Wilson in Maryville, Monday. Elmo Register Dec 28, 1906. info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... Wilson, Lois Mary, b 01 Dec 1885 Nodaway co; d 11 Jul 1982 DMes; wed 24 Dec 1906 Charles Wilson; f John Henry McIntyre; m Kate Hamilton; #8155. M 21 Jul 1982 5 Amy McIntyre m. Glenn Williamson m. Nov 1912 Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 71: Miss Amy McIntyre daughter of J. H. McIntyre was married to Gelnn Williamson of Blanchard, IA. Rev. J. R. Campbell officiated. Elmo Register Dec 6, 1912. info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties...McIntyre, Amy wed Glen Williamson. SP 03 Dec 1912, SP 22 Nov 1912 5 Eva Victoria McIntyre b. 16 July 1892 Elmo, MO d. 13 Dec 1981 m. John D. Knowles m. 16 Oct 1914 b. 16 Apr 1891 Quitman, MO d. 1958 Clarinda, IA Info from the book: "Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965" by Helen M. Pruitt pg 82: John D. Knowles of Blanchard and Eva V. McIntyre were united in marriage. ER Oct 23, 1914 from the ANI of Page and Taylor counties...... McIntyre, Eva Victoria wed John Knowles; at Blan. SP 23 Oct 1914 Knowles, Eva, b 16 Jul 1892 nr Elmo; d 13 Dec 1981 muni; wed 16 Oct 1914 John Knowles; f John McIntyre; m Kate Hamilton; i Clar; #7006, 7058. H 23 Dec 1981, CHJ 14 Dec 1981 John: info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... Knowles, John wed Eva Victoria McIntyre; at Blan. SP 23 Oct 1914 Knowles, John, 66, b 16 Apr 1891 Quit; d Clar, ht attk; wed Eva --; i Clar. CHJ 03 Feb 1958 6 Kathryn June Knowles b. 14 Nov 1918 m. Daniel Dean Logan m. 26 Nov 1939 Clarinda, IA info from ANI of Page and Taylor Counties: Knowles, Kathryn June df John, nee 14 Nov Blan. SW 18 Nov 1918 Knowles, Kathrin "June" wed Daniel Dean Logan; 26 Nov at Clar. CHJ 04 Dec 1939, CHJ 23 Nov 1939, CHJ 30 Nov 1939 5 Henry McIntyre 5 William McIntyre b. 1905 m. Mae Colvin m. 27 Nov 1924 Blanchard, IA b. 1905 info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... McIntyre, William 19 Elmo wed Mae Colvin 19 Elmo; 27 Nov at Blan. CH 04 Dec 1924, CH 01 Dec 1924 4 Margaret McIntyre m. ? Price 5 Mabel Price m. ? Weir 5 Blanche Price m. ? Bolen 5 Ned Price 5 Phil Price 4 Laura McIntyre b. 1860 IL m. ? Hamilton 5 Ethel Hamilton m. ? Bailey 5 Martha Hamilton m. ? Ginter 5 Flora Hamilton m. ? Lykins 5 Minnie Hamilton 5 Marvin Hamilton 5 Laura Hamilton m. Orville Fox 4 Mary McIntyre b. 1864 IA m. ? McMahon 5 Irl McMahon 5 Effie McMahon m. ? Schooley 5 Martha McMahon m. ? Dunn 5 Ruth McMahon m. ? Milroy 5 Mary McMahon m. ? Henry 5 Myron McMahon 5 Dale McMahon 4 Ruth McIntyre b. 1867 IA m. ? Campbell 5 Anna Beatrice Campbell m. ? Hamilton 5 Gladys Campbell m. ? Wheeler 5 Frank Campbell 5 Fred Campbell 4 James McIntyre b. 1870 IA 5 Ruth McIntyre m. ? Johnson 5 Esther McIntyre m. ? Piccone 5 Paul McIntyre 5 Velma McIntyre m. ? Blunt 5 Kenneth McIntyre 5 Floy McIntyre m. ? Harrison 4 Rhodea McIntyre b. 1876 MO m. ? McClurg 5 Edgar McClurg 4 Lawson William McIntyre b. 14 July 1878 Elmo, MO d. 19 April 1972 Burlington Jct, MO m. Armilda Evaline Bowman m. 25 Feb 1900 Elmo, MO b. 30 May 1879 Elmo, MO d. 31 July 1964 Maryville, MO [daughter of James Knox Polk Bowman and Mary Frances Sharp] Buried: Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Jct, MO Armilda: Buried: Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Jct, MO 5 James Steele McIntyre b. 25 Aug 1902 Burlington Jct., MO d. 21 Apr 1992 Maryville, MO m. Mildred Massie 6 James McIntyre 6 Anita McIntyre m. Gary Chamberlin 5 Milford Lawson McIntyre b. 5 Jan 1904 Burlington Jct., MO d. 3 Apr 1957 Burlington Jct., MO m. Mary Walters m. May 1926 Clarinda, I b. abt 1908 [daughter of Amon Walters and Etta Miller] info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... McIntyre, Milford 22 BJct wed Mary Walter 18 BJct; at Clar. CH 13 May 1926 6 Connie McIntyre m. James Colville 6 Forrest McIntyre 6 Lawrence McIntyre 6 Gary McIntyre 6 Lanny McIntyre 6 Winfred McIntyre 6 Milford Roland McIntyre b. 1 Oct 1926 d. 26 Oct 1966 m. Phyllis Jean Couts 7 Brad McIntyre 7 Roland McIntyre 7 Sherry McIntyre 6 Kenneth E. McIntyre b. 10 July 1932 Burlington Jct., MO d. 12 Dec 2000 Des Moines, IA m. Norma ? 7 Mary McIntyre 7 Kenny L. McIntyre 7 Effie McIntyre 7 Mellissa McIntyre 6 Carol McIntyre 5 Mary Ellen McIntyre b. 23 April 1906 Nodaway co, MO d. 19 March 1997 Nodaway co, MO m. Harvey Alexander Grace m. 3 Jan 1926 Clarinda, IA b. 7 Oct 1902 Denver, CO d. May 1972 Burlington Jct, Nodaway co, MO [son of James L. Grace and Rhoda Lenora Spangler] Harvey: info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... Grace, Harvey A. 23 BJct wed Mary E. McIntyre 20 BJct; at Clar. CH 03 Jun 1926 1930 Census Missouri, Nodaway County, Lincoln township, Grace, Harvy head 25 Colorado U.S. Missouri Mary wife 24 Missouri Missouri Missouri Donald son 3 Missouri Darrell son 3 Missouri Welden son 6/12 Missouri 6 Darrell W. Grace b. 11 April 1927 Nodaway co, MO d. 22 Jan 2008 Nodaway co, MO m. Marilyn Williams m. 29 Aug 1948 Burlington Jct, MO Maryville Daily Forum Obituaries Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Darrell W. Grace Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:46 PM 1927-2008 Darrell W. Grace, 80, of Burlington Junction, Mo. died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at St Francis Hospital, Maryville, Mo. Darrell was born April 11, 1927 in Burlington Junction, the son of Harvey and Mary (McIntyre) Grace. He was a 1945 graduate of Quitman High School, Quitman, Mo. and attended Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, Maryville. He served in the US Army during WWII. On Aug. 29, 1948 he and Marilyn Anne Williams were married in Burlington Junction. Darrell was the president of Grace Construction Management and a member of the Burlington Junction United Methodist Church. He also belonged to the Rolla - Dicks American Legion Post #315, Burlington Junction; Seth Ray David Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #442, Maryville; the Nodaway Masonic Lodge #470 AF & AM, Maryville; the Scottish Rite Bodies and Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo. and a member of the Legion of Honor of Moila Temple; a lifetime member of the Burlington Junction Kiwanis Club. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: his twin, Donald L. Grace and William M. Grace. Survivors include his wife: Marilyn, of their home; two sons: Darrell Robert and his wife Deborah Grace, and William Richard Grace, all of Burlington Junction; a brother: Weldon Grace, Des Moines, Iowa and a sister: Arlene Prater, Hamburg, Iowa; three grandchildren: Darby Robert Grace, Melanie McDowell and Tiffany Grace Moody; three great-grandchildren: Logan McDowell, Dillon Dow and Ella Grace; several nieces and nephews. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, with a Masonic Service conducted by Nodaway Masonic Lodge #470 AF & AM to follow at 8 p.m.. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at the United Methodist Church, Burlington Junction. Burial is in Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction. Military services will be conducted at graveside under the direction of the Rolla - Dicks American Legion Post #315. Memorials may be made to the Nodaway County Chapter of the American Cancer Society in Mr. Grace's name. 7 Darrell Robert Grace m. Deborah Grace 8 Darby Robert Grace (details excluded) 8 Melanie Grace (details excluded) m. ? McDowell 7 William Richard Grace m. Dixie Lea Jones Dixie: info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... Grace, William Richard wed Dixie Lea Jones; #927. M 15 Sep 1979 8 Tiffany Rose Grace (details excluded) m. ? Moody 6 Donald Grace b. 11 April 1927 Nodaway co, MO d. 26 Aug 1994 MO m. Betty ? 7 Charles Grace 7 Susan Grace 6 Weldon Wilbur Grace (details excluded) m. Jennie Lea Prater (details excluded) Fairfax, Atchison co., MO [daughter of Glen Wood Prater and Ethel Evelyn Wright] 7 James Weldon Grace (details excluded) m. Cynthia Diane Sotter (details excluded) Los Angeles, CA [daughter of Thomas Raymond Sotter and Rose Blount] m. Joan Marie (Bruch) Lewis (details excluded) Carroll, IA [daughter of Leo Julian Bruch and Betty Haverman] 8 Joshua James Grace (details excluded) 8 Jennilee Rose Grace (details excluded) m. Aaron Scott Anderson 9 Jackson Weldon Anderson (details excluded) 7 Jan Lawson Grace (details excluded) m. Phyllis Lloyd 8 Jeremy Grace (details excluded) m. Adrienne Wiebe 7 Pamela Sue Grace (details excluded) m. Dean Ague m. Tom Mehalovich m. Ed Tam 7 Patricia Lue Grace (details excluded) m. Randy Wilson m. Gary Adams m. Don Richards 8 Sarah Adams 8 Jacob Adams 7 Jon Richard Grace (details excluded) 6 William M. Grace b. 10 Sept 1934 Nodaway co, MO d. 25 Apr 2004 Houston, TX m. Ann Kathryn Thomas m. 28 July 1956 Maryville, MO d. 2005 From The Des Moines Register 04-27-2004: Osceola casino owner, developer Grace dies By WILLIAM PETROSKI REGISTER STAFF WRITER 04/27/2004 William M. Grace, the developer and majority owner of Osceola's Lakeside Casino Resort, has died after a long battle with leukemia. Grace, 69, died Sunday night at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, of complications from leukemia, his family said in a statement issued Monday. Funeral services are pending. Grace, a businessman from St. Joseph, Mo., headed the Southern Iowa Gaming Co., which constructed the $50 million Lakeside Casino Resort complex that opened in January 2000. Last year, the casino, which employs about 500 people, drew nearly 1 million customers and had casino revenue of about $55 million. Grace succeeded in winning approval for a casino license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission in November 1997 after Illinois-based Argosy Gaming Co. twice had license applications rejected. Fred Wood of Osceola, president of Clarke County Development Corp., said Monday that Grace had the vision to develop a solid plan for a casino that would be endorsed by state regulators, including the construction of an interchange on Interstate Highway 35 at Osceola. "Bill's word was just like gold," Wood said. "If he told you he would do something, he did it." Osceola Mayor Fred Diehl said he was shocked to learn of Grace's death. He said he always had an open and forthright relationship with Grace. "I had a great deal of respect for him," Diehl said. Grace founded a company that developed and managed shopping centers, office buildings and other properties in western states. He also had business interests in casinos in St. Joseph and La Grange, Mo., and White Cloud, Kan., and in the Woodlands Race Track in Kansas City, Kan . Survivors include his wife, Kathy; two sons; a daughter; and six grandchildren ============================================================= From the St. Joseph Gazzette Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Casino owner Bill Grace dies By GREG KOZOL gregk@npgco.com Bill Grace posed in the current St. Jo Frontier Casino when it was being built. (St. Joseph News-Press file photo) Bill Grace may have been best-known as the casino owner in St. Joseph, but he was remembered for more than that Monday. Mr. Grace grew up on a farm during the Great Depression and built a business empire that included gambling operations in four states and retail, commercial and hotel developments from Alaska to Mexico. He built glitzy casinos but loved to watch the cattle on his farm in Gentry County. He was known as a hard-nosed businessman who sparred with public officials, but he quietly gave to 4-H programs, schools and the Special Olympics. Mr. Grace, 69, died Sunday night at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He had battled leukemia for several years. He's one of those unique individuals that the world is going to miss, said Bruce Schmitter, vice president of Grace's gambling operations in Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. You knew when Bill was in the room. He had a lot of character. Everybody is going to miss him. Mr. Grace was majority owner of the St. Jo Frontier Casino, which marks 10 years in business this year and was one of the first riverboat casinos in Missouri. The St. Joseph facility is one of the few locally owned, locally operated casinos in an industry dominated by Harrah's Entertainment, Ameristar Casinos and other conglomerates. Mr. Grace was a catalyst for bringing a casino to St. Joseph at a time when the city had just lost hundreds of jobs following the Flood of 1993 and the closing of Monfort Pork and Sherwood Medical. We needed an uplift, said Dick DeShon, a St. Joseph businessman and minority owner of the Frontier Casino. It created a lot of good jobs. Bill was a visionary and saw the opportunities. Mr. Grace's roots were closer to Great Depression hardship than slot machines and roulette wheels. He was born on a farm in Burlington Junction, Mo., on Sept. 10, 1934. My dad was basically a farmer at heart, said Howard Grace, one of three of Mr. Grace's children. You could never take the farm out of him. Others would golf. He liked going up to the farm and looking at cattle and crops. After a stint in the Army, Bill Grace received a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Arizona. He taught economics at Arizona State University before realizing that there would be a better way to provide for his growing family. He and his wife, Kathryn, who is from Maryville, had three children: Howard Grace, Matthew Grace and Heather (Grace) Kaiser. In 1966, Mr. Grace moved to St. Joseph and started W.M. Grace Construction Co. The company expanded throughout the 70s and 80s into commercial construction, offices, public buildings, hotels and shopping centers. Offices were located in St. Joseph and Phoenix. He was an entrepreneur who wasn't afraid to take a risk, said Mr. Schmitter, who worked with Mr. Grace for 10 years. He created a lot of jobs for a lot of people and created a lot of infrastructure. Today, the companies that Mr. Grace started employ more than 2,200 people. His real-estate firm, W.M. Grace Development Co., built 350 shopping centers that encompass more than 30 million square feet of space. His business ventures include hotels in Arizona, Alaska, Iowa and Mexico. The expansion into casino gambling came in the late 1980s, when Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. He opened the first casino in Arizona and saw an opportunity as gambling laws were loosened across the country. Mr. Grace became majority owner of the Frontier Casino, the Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City, Kan., the Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange, Mo., and the Lakeside Casino in Osceola, Iowa. He also has an agreement to manage the American Indian casino in White Cloud, Kan. He was a very smart business person, said Larry Seckington of St. Joseph, general counsel for Mr. Grace's casino operations. He knew what he wanted to do and what it took to get it there. As casino owner, he sometimes butted heads with regulatory officials and elected leaders. He fought with the city over rights to riverfront land and got into a prolonged legal battle with the Missouri Gaming Commission and state Attorney General Jay Nixon over efforts to open an expanded riverboat facility. The new riverboat, located about a mile north of the downtown area, opened after a five-month delay in 1998. I couldn't say we always got along, said Tom Mann, the presiding commissioner for Buchanan County. That was Bill. That was the way Bill conducted his business. Bill was a tough businessman, but that was not all bad. I would say we were friends. He was a strong advocate for St. Joseph. Behind that toughness was a softness for schools, farms and 4-H programs. Until he developed his illness, Mr. Grace frequently visited his 4,000-acre farm and cattle operation in Gentry County. He really enjoyed coming to the farm and seeing his cattle, said Jerry Knight, who managed the Grace farm property in Gentry County. He liked to drive around and look at everything. He was the best guy I ever worked for. He mainly let you do whatever needed to be done. Mr. Knight said Mr. Grace donated money for a new football field and track at the high school in Albany. He also bought a grand-champion 4-H steer every year. In St. Joseph, Mr. Grace contributed $600,000 to the Miracle on 36th Street campaign at Bishop LeBlond High School and served as general chairman of the project, which resulted in a new chapel, gymnasium, classrooms and other improvements. Frank OMalley, chairman of the capital campaign, said the new gym will be dedicated to Mr. Grace in November. I never heard of anyone turned away after soliciting a donation from Bill Grace, Mr. OMalley said. He was a super guy. Howard Grace said his father will be buried in St. Joseph because he remained devoted to the Midwest all his life even though much of his business success came in the Southwest. Services are pending. St. Joseph was his town. He loved St. Joseph, Howard Grace said. He worked seven days a week his entire life. He only had one speed and that was go. ======================================== From the Kansas City Star 4-27-2004 Businessman with casino interests in four states dead at 69 Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - William M. Grace, a self-made entrepreneur whose wide-ranging business operations included gambling casinos in four states, is dead of cancer at 69. Grace died Sunday at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he was undergoing treatment for leukemia, said Larry Seckington, corporate counsel for W. M. Grace Cos. Inc. of St. Joseph. Seckington said Grace had been there since January and was to have undergone a stem cell surgical procedure later this year. He suffered a heart attack on Friday and never regained consciousness, Seckington said. Casino interests of Grace's businesses include the St. Jo Frontier Casino in St. Joseph, The Woodlands pari-mutuel dog and horse racing complex in Kansas City, Kan., the Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange, Mo., and the Lakeside Casino and Resort in Osceola, Iowa. A Grace business also manages the Indian-owned Casino White Cloud in White Cloud, Kan., and he had opened the first casino in Arizona, where one of his companies operates a hotel linked with a tribal casino in Prescott. His St. Joseph casino was among the first riverboat casinos in Missouri and its opening following the catastrophic flooding of 1993 and the closing of a pork plant and medical business helped provide needed jobs for the area. "We needed an uplift," said Dick DeShon, a minority owner of the Frontier. "It created a lot of good jobs. Bill was a visionary and saw the opportunities." James B. Deutsch, a Jefferson City lawyer who has represented Grace's Missouri gambling operations, said his approach was what state lawmakers originally wanted from casinos. "He was exactly what the authors of the original legislation had in mind, not major gaming enterprises but hometown enterprises with cruising riverboats," Deutsch said. Deutsch called Grace "a tough businessman but an honest guy. He always delivered what he promised." "He was always the voice of the small gambling operator in Missouri," said Troy Stemming of the Ameristar Kansas City Casino and Hotel, president of the Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association. "He constantly reminded us that we needed to carefully evaluate the spending of his money on our joint ventures, contrary to the rest of us who were spending our companies' money." After buying The Woodlands out of bankruptcy in 1998, Grace sought time and again without success to get the Kansas Legislature to allow slot machines and other casino games at the race track, struggling financially ever since casino gambling came to Missouri. A farm boy from Burlington Junction, Mo., Grace served in the Army and earned bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Arizona, later teaching economics at Arizona State while working as a field service engineer for Reynolds Aluminum. He returned to Missouri in 1966, starting the W. M. Grace Construction Co. at St. Joseph. The company, which eventually had an office in Phoenix as well, expanded throughout the 1970s and 1980s, building offices, public buildings, hotels and shopping centers in a number of states. Today the companies Grace started employ more than 2,200 people. Before his death, Grace had designated Bruce Schmitter, a vice president, to lead the company's gambling operations. Schmitter said Monday that future plans are uncertain. Members of Grace's family have controlling interests in his various business ventures, and Schmitter said the family's plans for them are not known. "For the near term we'll do business as we've always done business," he said. But the long term, he said, "depends on what the family wants to do." Grace is survived by his wife, Kathy, sons Matt and Howard, daughter Heather Kaiser and six grandchildren. ============================= From the Kansas City Star 4-27-2004 Woodlands majority owner dies at 69 William M. Grace played vital role in Midwest gambling By RICK ALM The Kansas City Star William M. Grace, majority owner of The Woodlands race track and several Midwestern casinos, died Sunday at a Houston hospital where he was undergoing treatment for leukemia. He was 69. Larry Seckington, corporate counsel for W.M. Grace Cos. Inc., based in St. Joseph, said Grace suffered a heart attack Friday and never regained consciousness. Seckington said Grace had been an outpatient at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston since January and was preparing for a stem cell surgical procedure later this year. Unfortunately he never got to that point, he said. Before his death Seckington said Grace had designated Bruce Schmitter, a corporate vice president, to lead the company's gaming operations in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Arizona. Schmitter said Monday the future was uncertain. Grace family members now hold controlling interest in Grace's far-flung business enterprises, but Schmitter said the family's plans for those subsidiaries, partnerships and operating divisions were unknown at this point. For the near term we'll do business as we've always done business, said Schmitter. For the long term, It depends on what the family wants to do. Seckington called the plain-spoken and often gruff Grace one of a kind, who was boss, friend and teacher. He really knew how to run his companies, said Seckington. I learned more here in the last 10 years than all of my previous life. Affiliated companies include W.M. Grace Entertainment Inc., W.M. Grace Hospitality Inc., W.M. Grace Construction Inc. and W.M. Grace Development Inc. Through various groups, the Grace family holds controlling or partnership interests in The Woodlands pari-mutuel race track in Kansas City, Kan., the St. Jo Frontier Casino in St. Joseph, the Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange, Mo., and Lakeside Casino and Resort in Osceola, Iowa, and manages the tribal-owned Casino White Cloud, near White Cloud, Kan. Jefferson City lawyer James B. Deutsch, who has represented Grace's gambling interests in Missouri from the beginning, said Grace epitomized the local ownership of modest casino operations that Missouri lawmakers had in mind in 1992 when they first set legalized casino gambling in motion. He was exactly what the authors of the original legislation had in mind, said Deutsch, not major gaming enterprises, but hometown enterprises with cruising riverboats. Deutsch remembered Grace as a tough businessman but an honest guy. He always delivered what he promised. He was a shrewd businessman who knew his markets, added Deutsch. He was the most sensible guy you could imagine. When the Las Vegas-based casino owners finished their Missouri riverboat gambling palaces in marble, he finished his in Formica, said Deutsch. Troy Stremming, an executive at Ameristar Kansas City Casino and Hotel and president of the Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association, called Grace an original. He was always the voice of the small gambling operator in Missouri, said Stremming. He constantly reminded us that we needed to carefully evaluate the spending of his money on our joint ventures, contrary to the rest of us who were spending our companies' money. He was a hard worker and self-made businessman. He was a spectacular person. It's a sad day. Grace bought The Woodlands through a bankruptcy court sale in 1998 and sought unsuccessfully every year since then to persuade the Kansas Legislature to allow slot machines and other casino games to bolster the bottom line and keep the financially struggling track open. Other Grace interests include housing units for the elderly in Independence and Liberty, numerous commercial properties in St. Joseph and a 4,000-acre farm and cattle ranch near Albany, Mo. The privately held Grace group also has construction, development and real estate management interests in shopping centers, hotels and other properties in several states. The company also operates a hotel in cooperation with a tribal casino near Prescott, Ariz. Grace, born in Burlington Junction, Mo., earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Arizona after his military service. He later taught economics at Arizona State University while working as a field service engineer in Phoenix for Reynolds Aluminum. He returned to Missouri in 1966 and founded the first of his companies in St. Joseph, later expanding with various division headquarters and other offices in Arizona, Illinois, Wisconsin and Colorado. The construction company built many public structures in the region, including on the campuses of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo., and Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph. Grace was active in Arizona economic and foreign trade development activities. He also was a board member for Bishop LeBlond High School in St. Joseph, where he was a major contributor to a building fund and was establishing a scholarship program for underprivileged students at the time of his death. In Houston, Grace was a board member of the recently formed International Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Institute. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, sons Matt and Howard, a daughter, Heather Kaiser, and six grandchildren. Arrangements were pending at the Meierhoffer Family Funeral Service in St. Joseph. ===================================================================== From the Des Moines Register 4-30-2004 W. M. Grace 1934-2004 Mr. W. M. "Bill" Grace, 69, of Houston, Texas and St. Joseph, Missouri, died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at a Houston, Texas hospital. William M. "Bill" Grace was born and raised on a farm in Burlington Junction, Missouri. After serving in the military, he attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, receiving his BS and later his MBA degree in 1959. He then taught Economics at Arizona State University while working as a field service engineer for Reynolds Aluminum in Phoenix. Bill Grace then returned to St. Joseph, Missouri and founded W. M. Grace Construction, Inc. in 1966 and closely thereafter W. M. Grace Development Co. The year 2004 celebrates the 38th anniversary of these companies that develop, design, build, manage, and lease shopping centers, office buildings, financial institutions, industrial complexes, housing units, hotels and vacation resorts and casinos. Operating over a multitude of states, the company moved a branch office back to Phoenix in 1970 and now maintains this office as their corporate headquarters for this portion of Mr. Grace's businesses. Bill has been active as a Director of the "Arizona Association of Economic Development", receiving the Developer of the Year award in 1987, serving as president of the AAED in 1992, and being honored again as the Small Business Member of the Year in 1994. Working with the AAED, Bill was instrumental in establishing Arizona Foreign Trade Offices in both Taipei and Tokyo. His development company has completed many major commercial devopment projects throughout the United States.The mojority of the projects have been convention hotels, industrial parks, shopping centers, and office buildings. One hotel is located on the Yavapai Indian Reservation where Bill Grace had the opportunity to work in partnership with the Yavapai Tribe and subsequently built the first casino in the State of Arizona. Since that time, he has become involved in the ownership, management, and construction of the St. Jo Frontier Casino in St. Joseph, Missouri; Casino White Cloud in White Cloud, Kansas; Lakeside Casino and Resort in Osceola, Iowa; Mark Twain Casino in La Grange, Missouri; as well as The Woodlands Race Track in Kansas City, Kansas. His casino management company, Grace Entertainment, Inc. has it's corporate headquarters in St Joseph, Missouri. Multi-faceted, Bill also owns a farm acreage near Albany, Missouri where he raises Simmental and Red Angus cattle, as well as corn and soybeans. Mr. Grace was currently serving as Vice President and on the Board of Directors for the International CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) Research Institute recently incorporated in Houston, Texas. Locally, Mr. Grace actively served on the Board of Directors for Bishop LeBlond High School and was the head of the Building/Construction Committee for the new expansion. He was as integral part of the Capital Campaign for this endeavor, as well as a generous contributor to the building fund. He was preceded in death by his father, Harvey A. Grace; and mother, Mary E. (McIntyre) Grace in March of 1997; and his brother, Donald L. Grace in 1995. Bill and his wife Ann Kathryn "Kathy", married since 1955, reside in Houston, Texas, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Phoenix, Arizona. They have been blessed with two sons and a daughter, Howard Thomas Grace and wife Barbara, Phoenix, Arizona and William Matthew "Matt" Grace and wife Cathy of Prescott Valley, Arizona; Ann: info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... Thomas, Ann Kathryn of Mvle wed William Grace of BJct; 28 Jul at Mvle. B 02 Aug 1956 7 Howard Thomas Grace m. Barbara ? 8 Megan Grace 8 Thomas Grace 7 Heather Grace m. James Kaiser 8 Kathryn Kaiser 8 Elizabeth Kaiser 7 William Matthew "Matt" Grace m. Cathy ? 8 William Mack Grace II 8 Lily Grace 6 Arlene June Grace (details excluded) m. John Lewis "J.L." Prater b. 21 July 1938 Fillmore, MO d. 17 Apr 2008 Council Bluffs, IA [son of Glen Wood Prater and Ethel Evelyn Wright] 7 Gena Grace Prater (details excluded) 7 Jayson Lewis Prater (details excluded) 7 Jerald Harvey Prater 5 George Basil McIntyre b. 24 Feb 1910 Elmo, MO d. 31 Dec 1997 Maryville, MO m. Helen Alberta Williams b. 26 May 1914 Clarinda, IA [daughter of George Williams and Margaret Apley] 6 Karen Ann McIntyre (details excluded) m. Gary Lane McMahon (details excluded) Maryville, MO [son of William McMahon and Esther Butler] 7 Kendall Lane McMahon (details excluded) m. Beverly Ann Frates (details excluded) Paxton, Keith Co, NE 7 Karmen Sue McMahon (details excluded) m. Jeffery Allen Stockman (details excluded) Jefferson City, MO 8 Logan Jeffery Stockman (details excluded) 8 Morgan Brittney Stockman (details excluded) 7 Kevin William McMahon (details excluded) m. April Michelle Bowen 8 William Kelsey McMahon 8 Kevin Brody McMahon (details excluded) 7 Kelly Patrick McMahon (details excluded) 7 Keenan Drexel McMahon (details excluded) 6 Basil Leon McIntyre (details excluded) m. Sharon Ellefson 7 Eric Bryan McIntyre 7 Daniel Keith McIntyre 7 Scott McIntyre 6 George Lavern McIntyre (details excluded) m. Nancy Scheer 7 Stephanie Jane McIntyre 7 Marcia Leann McIntyre 7 Christopher George McIntyre (details excluded) 7 Bryan Patrick McIntyre (details excluded) 5 Rhoda Evelyn McIntyre b. 8 Jan 1912 d. 2003 m. Ferd Lekey d. 1995 WA 6 David Lekey (details excluded) m. Linda Dragoo 7 Cheryl Lekey 7 Christie Lekey 7 ? Lekey 7 Pam Lekey 7 Todd Lekey 6 Dale Dewane Lekey (details excluded) m. Janet Sue ? (details excluded) Nodaway co, MO 7 Karrisa Dale Lekey (details excluded) 7 Kameron Dewane Lekey (details excluded) 5 Lyman Bowman McIntyre b. 20 June 1913 d. 13 Apr 1982 Maryville, MO m. Pauline Trosper m. 1933 b. 16 Mar 1912 Burlington Jct, MO d. 9 June 1983 [daughter of Everett Trosper and Malessa Osborne] info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... McIntyre, Lyman Bow, b 20 Jun 1913 Elmo; d 13 Apr 1982 Mvle; wed 1933 Pauline Trosper; f Lawson McIntyre; m Milda Horn; #8070; i Ohio cem, BJct. H 21 Apr 1982 Pauline: info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties... McIntyre, Pauline Irene, b 16 Mar 1912 nr BJct; d 09 Jun 1983; f Everett Trosper; m Malessa Osborne; i Ohio cem, BJct; #8442, 8440, 8373. M 16 Jun 1983, M 10 Jun 1983, H 15 Jun 1983 6 Wanda McIntyre m. Vernon Reed 7 ? Reed 7 ? Reed 5 Mable Frances McIntyre b. 29 Aug 1915 d. 25 Dec 1973 m. Cyrus Jones 6 Barbara Jones 6 ? Jones 6 ? Jones 6 ? Jones 4 Martha Viola McIntyre b. 27 Nov 1882 d. 20 Nov 1963 m. Marion Walter "Watt" Bowman m. 4 Apr 1900 Nodaway co, MO b. 26 Dec 1879 d. 2 Nov 1961 [son of Francis Marion Bowman and Georgia Ann Graham] Book: Vital Records Extracted from the Elmo Register 1899 - 1965 pg 343: Martha Viola Bowman was born Nov. 27,1882 and died Nov. 20. She was preceded in death by her husband Watt Bowman. High Prairie Cemetery. info from ANI of Page and Taylor counties.. Bowman, Violet, 80, d Elmo; w Watt Bowman. CHJ 21 Nov 1963 3 Thomas McIntyre b. 6 Nov 1833 d. 4 Jan 1859 3 Nancy Duline McIntyre b. 11 June 1837 m. John B. Patterson m. 1853 3 Jane McIntyre b. 19 Jan 1840 m. James Glasgow m. 8 July 1856 3 John Anderson McIntyre b. 13 Mar 1844 m. Susanah R. Montgomery m. 31 Sept 1868 3 Andrew Campbell McIntyre b. 14 Aug 1846 m. Marian McDonald m. 17 Dec 1868 3 Margarett Ann McIntyre b. 11 Oct 1849 m. Isah Fares m. Jan 1866 3 Samuel Turner McIntyre b. 11 Jan 1857 m. Mattie Smith m. 21 Mar 1878