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Margery D. McIntire
October 2, 1910 ~ May 30, 2008
Our Peg did not walk gently over the earth, she marched and chanted and shouted her anger at injustice. She rose to every challenge, met it squarely and invited all to join her in the struggle. - Jo and Sallie McIntire
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McIntire's active life recalled
St. Augustine activist died Thursday night
Margery D. "Peg" McIntire, a St. Augustine icon who worked tirelessly on projects for peace and justice, died at her home Thursday night, three days after taking part in a Memorial Day demonstration. (Story in the Record)
Hundreds of people attended activist Peg McIntire's memorial Monday, where speaker and fellow activist Stetson Kennedy said, "Joan of Arc had nothing on her." (Story in the Record)
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