Robert Meyer

Robert Meyer, 92, of Independence died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Montgomery Place where he had resided since March 2012.
Robert Harlan Meyer was born in Independence on December 3, 1924 to R. H. and Marie (Dittmer) Meyer. His parents, older sister, Eloise, and younger brother, David, preceded him in death. Robert was married to Betty (Page) Meyer on November 14, 1954 in Independence, and they were parents of two daughters, Helen (Bryan) Travis, Holland, MI, and Eloise (Jim) Kelly, Independence, and one granddaughter, Beth Kelly, who is currently a law student living in Topeka and attending Washburn University.
After graduating from Independence High School in 1942, he enlisted in the U. S. Army on December 5 and was sent to Engineering Training at Stanford University and also to Oregon State University. He ultimately spent 15 months overseas with the 83rd and 89th Infantry Divisions in Patton's Army and was discharged on March 25, 1946. He enrolled at Kansas State University and graduated in January 1949 with high honors, while obtaining a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Following first employment with Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, he returned home in 1950 to work for Sinclair Pipe Line Company, which later became ARCO. From the beginning to his retirement in August 1985, Robert served in many Engineering Department supervisory positions. In retirement, he served as a Professional Engineering Consultant and was a registered professional engineer in the State of Kansas, along with being a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers and also a registered Corrosion Specialist No. 1784.
His membership and committee involvement in petroleum industry organizations were otherwise varied and too numerous to mention but, outside of this realm, he was a Life Member of the National Federation of Music Clubs where he served 8 years as the elected Chairman of the Investments Committee.
Throughout Robert's career, he was recognized in the petroleum industry as being one of the foremost authorities on meter measurements. His reputation extended throughout the industry from the many contributions he made in petroleum measurement work for the American Petroleum Institute. Many of the most important standards in use yet today were drafted with his direct assistance. In many circles during his working career, he was known as "the meter man".
He was a faithful lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church serving 30 years being in charge of the church's weekly radio broadcast of the Sunday morning worship service, and at various times as an elected member of the Board of Elders. Robert also served 9 years as an elected member of the Board of Regents of Concordia College and the Concordia Foundation, Inc., Seward, Nebraska.
Visitation will be held Thursday, February 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., Potts Chapel, 122 So. Penn. A Memorial Service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, 2:00 p.m., on Friday, February 3. Memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church Endowment Fund or to Monday Music Club Scholarships and can be left with the funeral home.

Visitation

Potts Chapel
122 South Penn Ave.
Independence, KS  67301
Thursday, February 2, 2017
6-8pm

Service

Potts Chapel
122 South Penn Ave.
Independence, KS  67301
Friday, February 3, 2017
2pm

Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery
Penn Ave.
Independence, KS  67301

Memorial Contributions

Zion Lutheran Church Endowment Fund

Monday Music Club Scolarships