Robert Bernard Meyer

Robert Bernard (Bob) Meyer, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away at age 91 on December 24, 2019. Bob was born on February 22, 1928 in Bartelso, Illinois, the first of eight children to Joseph and Mary (Wessel) Meyer. He married Doris Reinhardt on December 28, 1977 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Bartelso and she survives. Bob was born and raised on the Meyer family farm south of Bartelso. After service in Korea he studied aviation at Parks College in East St. Louis, Illinois and completed his A&P Certification at Spartan College of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He then lived and worked out of Miami, Florida for 25 years before making Carlyle, Illinois home. He and his wife then moved to Tallahassee, Florida in 2017 and he resided there until his death. Bob was a Korean War veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. After military service he worked in aviation as a co-pilot and flight engineer with several American and South American Airlines. During and after his airline career he was the owner/operator of Meyer Land Clearing and also owned/co-owned rental property in Homestead, FL; Washington, DC and Centralia, IL until his retirement. Bob was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a 61 year member of the Bartelso American Legion Post 976 and the Catholic War Veterans. While living in Illinois he enjoyed many an afternoon of card playing with his buddies in the “four o’clock card club”. He was also a founding member of the 109 Club in Bartelso and enjoyed time there and at the family clubhouse. He also enjoyed trips to the horse races, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and traveling. Surviving in Tallahassee are his wife Doris, daughter Cathleen and husband Sam Powell, grandchildren Sammy and Adelyn Powell; he was looking forward to the birth of another grandson in April. He is also survived by his siblings: brothers Paul (friend Linda Kues) of Trenton, IL, Albert and Edwin (Carla) of Bartelso, IL; sisters Leona Becker of Beckemeyer, IL, Laura Lampe of Germantown, IL, Florence Yager of Washoe Valley, NV and Mary Ann (Robert) Prary of Reno, NV and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law Dominic and Catherine Reinhardt, granddaughter Emma Marie Powell, brothers and sisters-in-law Cyril Becker, Bernice Meyer, Gerald Lampe, Del Meyer, Gary Derks, Bernice Eilering, Lee and Doris Reinhardt, and Rev. Leo Reinhardt. The family would like to express gratitude to the family and friends who supported us with love and prayers as well as the VA of Tallahassee, the ICU doctors and staff at Capital Regional Medical Center and especially Big Bend Hospice of Tallahassee. His wishes were to be cremated and buried next to his granddaughter. Graveside services with the family will take place at a later date and a Memorial Mass and service with family and friends will be held at a future date at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Carlyle, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made for masses, donations to the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House of Tallahassee or to donor’s choice. Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com)

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Robert Bernard Meyer

February 22, 1928 - December 24, 2019