On Monday, April 25th, 2022, Yolanda C. McIntyre passed away peacefully in her sleep, at the age of 75 after a 3 and ½ year battle with Esophageal Cancer. Yolanda was born December 7, 1946 in Florence, SC to Delmer and Alpha Cooper. Yolanda is preceded in death by her husband John McIntyre, her grandson Nathan Joyce, her brother Tracy Cooper and her parents Delmer and Alpha Cooper. She is survived by her two daughters, Dawn (Rochefort) VanHoesen of Colorado Springs, Co, and Yvette (Rochefort) Jacobs of Stafford, VA, 3 Grandchildren, Christopher Chinn, and Andrew and John VanHoesen, and three great grandchildren, Sebastian, Shade and Creed and her brother Wesley Cooper. She retired from the Federal Government after 20+ years of faithful civil service, she loved taking care of “her Marines.” She was avid dog rescuer and adopted out and fostered many senior dachshunds over the past 20 years. The Rainbow Bridge is howling with joy. A memorial service will be held on May 3rd, 2022 at 2:00 PM, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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