[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ROGER S. MEIER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2006

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
distinguished American, Roger S. Meier, who died on June 5, 2006 at the 
age of 80.
  Mr. Meier, a fourth-generation Oregonian who lived most of his life 
in Portland, was a descendant of the founders of the Meier & Frank 
Company. He graduated from Yale University and married Laura Schwartz 
of New York City in 1952. He worked at Meier & Frank as a director and 
vice president until the store was sold to the May Company in 1965.
  Mr. Meier was the president and chief executive officer of AMCO, 
Inc., a privately owned investment company for more than 30 years. The 
Governor of Oregon appointed him to the Public Employees' Retirement 
Board in 1970, and he also served through appointment on the Oregon 
Investment Council from 1973 to 1986 as chairman. The Oregonian 
observed that unpaid public service has rarely, if ever, generated such 
a profound financial benefit for Oregonians.
  Mr. Meier served with distinction as chairman of the board of 
trustees for the Portland Art Museum, and as director of Pacific 
Western Bank, Pac West Bancorp, NI Industries, Fred Meyer, Inc., Key 
Bank of Oregon, Red Lion Inns, Key Trust Company of the Northwest and 
The Acorn Family of Funds. Mr. Meier also gave generously of his time 
and talents through his service on the boards of the Catlin Gabel 
School, University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Good Samaritan 
Hospital, the Oregon Historical Society and the Legacy Health Systems 
Retirement Trust.
  Mr. Meier is survived by his wife, Laura, his daughters, Alix Goodman 
and Jill Garvey, his sons-in-law, Tom Goodman and Tony Garvey, and four 
grandchildren--Laura and Caroline Garvey, and Andrew and Reed Goodman. 
He is also survived by his nieces and their spouses, Lynn Meier Novelli 
and Michael Novelli, Mary Meier Ryan and Dan Ryan, and Muffie Meier; 
and his grand-nephews Alexander Mansfield Novelli and J. Allen Meier 
Ryan.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our sympathy 
to the entire Meier family. Roger Meier was a national treasure who 
loved his community and his country and served them exceedingly well. 
He will always be missed and never be forgotten.

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