[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE LATE JOHN MEYER, DEVOTED TO GOD, FAMILY, AND COUNTRY

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 8, 1999

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the late 
John Meyer of Maryland on the tenth anniversary of his death in March, 
1989. Mr. Meyer shared an interest that I hold close, that of the 
welfare of America's aging veterans.
  As an employee of many years' standing at the Soldiers, Sailors, and 
Airmen's Home on Harewood Road in Washington, D.C., Mr. Meyer's 
compassion and quiet, hard work earned him the friendship and respect 
of the veterans. Their bereavement at Mr. Meyer's tragic death on March 
24 at age 26 after an automobile accident was expressed in a touching 
manner. The veterans arranged to attend Mr. Meyer's funeral by the 
busloads. The Easter Monday funeral service overflowed with family, 
friends, and flowers.
  John Meyer also worked at the United States Department of 
Agriculture's Research Farm in Beltsville, Maryland, where he was a 
valued employee. Mr. Meyer was the proud father of his daughter, Angela 
Grace; an attentive husband to his wife, Jayne; a beloved son of his 
parents, Angela and Jacob Meyer; and a devoted brother to James and 
Donald. He also was survived by his loving grandmothers, Rose Zerega 
and Eloise Kramer; and by his aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, who 
treasure his happy memory.
  John Meyer lived the ethos of devotion to God, family, and country. 
His example of solid American citizenship has left an indelible 
impression on those who knew him.

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