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2010
Timothy C. MacCarthy, 65, the retired president and chief executive of the
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, an industry interest
group, died May 2 at his home in McLean. He had a brain tumor.
From 2000 to 2006, Mr. MacCarthy worked at the Association of International
Automobile Manufacturers, where he helped form trade policy.
Mr. MacCarthy began working as a lobbyist for the auto industry in 1974 with
the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, where he helped shape policy on
fuel efficiency, clean air emissions and car safety. In 1990, he joined Nissan
North America, where he was vice president and director for government
affairs. Mr. MacCarthy played a key role in having Nissan donate $30,000 to
buy a new sled for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team after one of the team's sleds
was destroyed in a fire just weeks before the 1998 winter games in Japan.
Timothy Charles MacCarthy was a native Washingtonian and a 1963 graduate
of Gonzaga College High School. He was a 1967 political science graduate of
what is now Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia before serving in the
Navy for two years, including a tour in Vietnam. He received a master's degree
in public relations from American University in 1975.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Marilu Elsbrend MacCarthy of McLean;
three children, Katherine MacCarthy of Silver Spring, Brendan MacCarthy of
McLean and Brian MacCarthy of Washington; his mother, Anna Rupert
MacCarthy of Washington; four brothers, Shane MacCarthy of McLean, Kevin
MacCarthy of New York, Patrick MacCarthy of Rye, N.Y., and Michael
MacCarthy of Washington; and four grandchildren.
-- T. Rees Shapiro
Timothy C. MacCarthy, 65, the retired president and chief executive of the
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, an industry interest
group, died May 2 at his home in McLean. He had a brain tumor.
From 2000 to 2006, Mr. MacCarthy worked at the Association of International
Automobile Manufacturers, where he helped form trade policy.
Mr. MacCarthy began working as a lobbyist for the auto industry in 1974 with
the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, where he helped shape policy on
fuel efficiency, clean air emissions and car safety. In 1990, he joined Nissan
North America, where he was vice president and director for government
affairs. Mr. MacCarthy played a key role in having Nissan donate $30,000 to
buy a new sled for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team after one of the team's sleds
was destroyed in a fire just weeks before the 1998 winter games in Japan.
Timothy Charles MacCarthy was a native Washingtonian and a 1963 graduate
of Gonzaga College High School. He was a 1967 political science graduate of
what is now Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia before serving in the
Navy for two years, including a tour in Vietnam. He received a master's degree
in public relations from American University in 1975.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Marilu Elsbrend MacCarthy of McLean;
three children, Katherine MacCarthy of Silver Spring, Brendan MacCarthy of
McLean and Brian MacCarthy of Washington; his mother, Anna Rupert
MacCarthy of Washington; four brothers, Shane MacCarthy of McLean, Kevin
MacCarthy of New York, Patrick MacCarthy of Rye, N.Y., and Michael
MacCarthy of Washington; and four grandchildren.
-- T. Rees Shapiro
