Henry “Hank” Meyer died at home November 14, 2008.  He was born September 30, 1931 in Staten Island, NY to Henry Sr. and Elizabeth Strobel Meyer, the oldest of nine children.  He graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1948 and attended NY City College before enlisting in the Navy where he served aboard the Pacific Fleet during the Korean War.  After discharge he worked for the Army at Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island and attended several technical schools.  He accepted employment at Burroughs Corp. in Pasadena, Calif. in 1957.

He returned to college, receiving his AS from Pasadena City College and BS from Calif. State University, LA.  In 1979 he married Ellen Kemmeter, accepted a job as a computer marketing director in Silicon Valley, and moved to the Santa Cruz Mountains, where they lived for 17 years and had a son.  In 1996 the family moved when he accepted a job in Fort Collins, Colorado.  He suffered a brain stem stroke in 2004 and moved earlier this year to Menifee, Calif. to be closer to family members.

He was active in the Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus, Right to Life, various parish activities and taught religious education classes.

He is survived by his wife, Ellen of Menifee, sons Thomas of Pasadena, and Matthew of Burbank and daughter Yvonne (Ed) Tejada of Menifee, two grandsons, Jason and Shawn, and a great-grandson.  He is also survived by brothers Harold of Corona and Ray (Wendy) of Carson City, Nevada; and sisters Lorraine (Gerardo) Ramirez of Murrieta, Evelyn (Bob) Corrigan, Ruthann (Michel) Barrette, Karen Meyer, all of Carson City, Nevada; Agnes (Roger) De La Cruz of Molokai, Hawaii and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dorothy Corrigan.

Visitation will be held Thursday, November 29, 2008 from 4 to 8 pm at Miller-Jones Mortuary Sun City and Funeral Mass will be held at St. Vincent Ferrer  at 11 am on Friday, November 21, 2008  followed by burial at Crestlawn Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Hope Hospice, 29798 Haun Rd.  St. 102, Sun City, CA.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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