Died: Thursday, August 25, 2016
Harvey J. Meyer, Green Park, died Aug. 25.
Turned down by the Navy because he was colorblind, he served in the Merchant Marine and later as a clarinetist in the 24th Division Army Band, stationed in Japan. After his discharge from the Army, although still colorblind, he was hired by Silk Screen Products, a printing company involved in high-tech color applications. He worked there for 42 years, attaining the position of superintendent.
After retiring, he drove a charter school bus for First Student Transportation until he was let go when it was discovered after 10 years that he was colorblind. Mr. Meyer was well-known for his hundreds of letters to the editor published in area newspapers, including the Call.
One letter he wrote to the Call in which he joked he had a sawed-off shotgun resulted in a visit from two agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco, who informed him possession of such a weapon was a felony.
I said the whole thing was a joke and it was the Calls fault for printing the thing, Mr. Meyer wrote in a Jan. 28, 1993, letter to the Call.
He was the husband of the late Mary Lou Meyer (nee Pittman) and Essie Brda Meyer (nee Helvey); father of Richard and the late Joseph, David and Michael Meyer; grandfather of Kerstin Meyer, Alison, Catherine, David, Luci, Samuel and Isaac Brda; brother of Mary Lou (Doug) Puls and the late John, Richard, Edward and Betty Jean Meyer; and best friend and companion of Greta Jackson.
Visitation and funeral services were at Kutis South County Chapel. Interment was in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.