Roy W Meyer
d. July 6, 2007
Roy W Meyer
Roy W. Meyer, age 82, of Mankato, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at Mankato House Health Care Center.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society and various environmental organizations.
Roy Willard Meyer was born on January 20, 1925 on a farm near Zumbrota. He was the son of Fred and Anna (Nelson) Meyer. Roy was a 1941 graduate of Zumbrota High School. After two years at St. Olaf College and a year working on the farm, he entered the U.S. Army and served in Italy and Austria until June 1946. Roy received a B.A. degree from St. Olaf in 1948 and a Master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1949. He was united in marriage to Betty Thomas on August 13, 1955 in What Cheer, IA. Roy taught English and History at Valley City State Teachers College in North Dakota from 1950 to 1957, with one year and several summers in Iowa City pursuing a doctor's degree. He was awarded a PhD in American Studies in 1957 and joined the faculty at Mankato State College.
During his years in Mankato, Roy and Betty traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe. They and their daughter Annette spent most of a year in Adelaide, Australia when he was granted a Fulbright lectureship at Flinders University. Roy was always interested in the natural world and in history. He enjoyed research and published his first article in Minnesota History in 1956. In the next 50 years, he produced five books and numerous articles and reviews in both scholarly and environmental publications. Roy was active in several academic organizations. A late interest in vernacular architecture led to several thousand color prints of round and polygonal barns, mills, and covered bridges in the U.S. Roy retired from MSU in 1990. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1993, but with treatment was able to remain active through 2005.
Roy is survived by his wife, Betty of Mankato and a daughter, Annette Meyer of Minneapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society and various environmental organizations.
Roy Willard Meyer was born on January 20, 1925 on a farm near Zumbrota. He was the son of Fred and Anna (Nelson) Meyer. Roy was a 1941 graduate of Zumbrota High School. After two years at St. Olaf College and a year working on the farm, he entered the U.S. Army and served in Italy and Austria until June 1946. Roy received a B.A. degree from St. Olaf in 1948 and a Master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1949. He was united in marriage to Betty Thomas on August 13, 1955 in What Cheer, IA. Roy taught English and History at Valley City State Teachers College in North Dakota from 1950 to 1957, with one year and several summers in Iowa City pursuing a doctor's degree. He was awarded a PhD in American Studies in 1957 and joined the faculty at Mankato State College.
During his years in Mankato, Roy and Betty traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe. They and their daughter Annette spent most of a year in Adelaide, Australia when he was granted a Fulbright lectureship at Flinders University. Roy was always interested in the natural world and in history. He enjoyed research and published his first article in Minnesota History in 1956. In the next 50 years, he produced five books and numerous articles and reviews in both scholarly and environmental publications. Roy was active in several academic organizations. A late interest in vernacular architecture led to several thousand color prints of round and polygonal barns, mills, and covered bridges in the U.S. Roy retired from MSU in 1990. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1993, but with treatment was able to remain active through 2005.
Roy is survived by his wife, Betty of Mankato and a daughter, Annette Meyer of Minneapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.
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