Donald was a US Army Veteran of WWII who Served with the 94th Infantry Division in Europe.
See Our Division Memorial Page at http://www.94thinfdiv.com/Taps/94TapsMC-MU.html
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Donald W. Meals, 90, of Holmes Beach, died April 22. He was born June 5, 1922, in Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. Meals graduated from Carlisle High School and received a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College. He served from 1943 to 1945 with the U.S. Army 94th Infantry division and landed in Normandy and fought through Brittany and into Germany. He was awarded a Bronze Star for valor and received a Purple Heart for injuries received during the Battle of the Bulge.
He married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Briner, in 1946 in Carlisle, Pa.
Further education in psychology and management led to a doctorate degree in 1950 from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Operations Research Office of Johns Hopkins University in the 1950s, providing support for the U.S. Army. He became director of the Combat Operations Research Group and led war gaming and field experimentation involving early computer simulations. He later joined TechOps Inc. in Hampton, Va., as vice president for system sciences where he managed similar work for the U.S. Air Force. At that time, he and his family moved to Lexington, Mass.
He later joined the Raytheon Corporation, where he worked to apply emerging technologies to the fields of education and training. In 1966, he joined Arthur D. Little of Cambridge, Mass., as a senior consultant.
He taught management subjects in an MBA program of the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute, and assisted in founding the Merrimack Education Center, where he remained on the board of directors for many years.
He worked extensively in the United States and overseas, developing management and training systems for public and private organizations until his retirement in the 1990s. Work took him to more than 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. He was an intrepid traveler, who immersed himself in local culture and explored his surroundings with insatiable curiosity.
He divided his time between homes in Bedford, Mass., and Holmes Beach on retirement, and he continued to volunteer as a consultant at MEC. He was a member of the board of directors of the Literacy Council of Manatee County.
His son described him as an intelligent, intensely curious man who exemplified responsibility, leadership and service. Throughout his life, he was gregarious, cheerful, kind and overly fond of puns. He was a true member of the Greatest Generation.
A private memorial service is planned. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC
He enjoyed hobbies and was an avid beekeeper, woodworker and gardener with a passion for orchids and hybridizing daylilies. He was a member of the Key Royale Club. He enjoyed Dixieland jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan and classic opera.
Mr. Meals is survived by his son, Donald W. Jr. and wife Mary Sullivan of Burlington, Vt.; daughter Jennifer and husband Jeffrey Kalajian of Kinnelon, N.J.; grandchildren Kaela Sullivan and Tom and Lisa Kalajian; and his partner of 13 years, Marian Kennedy, of Florida, and her family, Charles and Michele Nash and Drs. Marilyn and Andrew Wilking.
Contributor: Harry Leichter (50239637) •
See Our Division Memorial Page at http://www.94thinfdiv.com/Taps/94TapsMC-MU.html
see also http://www.94thinfdiv.com for more information about the 94th Infantry Division
Donald W. Meals, 90, of Holmes Beach, died April 22. He was born June 5, 1922, in Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. Meals graduated from Carlisle High School and received a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College. He served from 1943 to 1945 with the U.S. Army 94th Infantry division and landed in Normandy and fought through Brittany and into Germany. He was awarded a Bronze Star for valor and received a Purple Heart for injuries received during the Battle of the Bulge.
He married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Briner, in 1946 in Carlisle, Pa.
Further education in psychology and management led to a doctorate degree in 1950 from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Operations Research Office of Johns Hopkins University in the 1950s, providing support for the U.S. Army. He became director of the Combat Operations Research Group and led war gaming and field experimentation involving early computer simulations. He later joined TechOps Inc. in Hampton, Va., as vice president for system sciences where he managed similar work for the U.S. Air Force. At that time, he and his family moved to Lexington, Mass.
He later joined the Raytheon Corporation, where he worked to apply emerging technologies to the fields of education and training. In 1966, he joined Arthur D. Little of Cambridge, Mass., as a senior consultant.
He taught management subjects in an MBA program of the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute, and assisted in founding the Merrimack Education Center, where he remained on the board of directors for many years.
He worked extensively in the United States and overseas, developing management and training systems for public and private organizations until his retirement in the 1990s. Work took him to more than 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. He was an intrepid traveler, who immersed himself in local culture and explored his surroundings with insatiable curiosity.
He divided his time between homes in Bedford, Mass., and Holmes Beach on retirement, and he continued to volunteer as a consultant at MEC. He was a member of the board of directors of the Literacy Council of Manatee County.
His son described him as an intelligent, intensely curious man who exemplified responsibility, leadership and service. Throughout his life, he was gregarious, cheerful, kind and overly fond of puns. He was a true member of the Greatest Generation.
A private memorial service is planned. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC
He enjoyed hobbies and was an avid beekeeper, woodworker and gardener with a passion for orchids and hybridizing daylilies. He was a member of the Key Royale Club. He enjoyed Dixieland jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan and classic opera.
Mr. Meals is survived by his son, Donald W. Jr. and wife Mary Sullivan of Burlington, Vt.; daughter Jennifer and husband Jeffrey Kalajian of Kinnelon, N.J.; grandchildren Kaela Sullivan and Tom and Lisa Kalajian; and his partner of 13 years, Marian Kennedy, of Florida, and her family, Charles and Michele Nash and Drs. Marilyn and Andrew Wilking.
Contributor: Harry Leichter (50239637) •
Donald was a US Army Veteran of WWII who Served with the 94th Infantry Division in Europe.
See Our Division Memorial Page at http://www.94thinfdiv.com/Taps/94TapsMC-MU.html
see also http://www.94thinfdiv.com for more information about the 94th Infantry Division
Donald W. Meals, 90, of Holmes Beach, died April 22. He was born June 5, 1922, in Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. Meals graduated from Carlisle High School and received a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College. He served from 1943 to 1945 with the U.S. Army 94th Infantry division and landed in Normandy and fought through Brittany and into Germany. He was awarded a Bronze Star for valor and received a Purple Heart for injuries received during the Battle of the Bulge.
He married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Briner, in 1946 in Carlisle, Pa.
Further education in psychology and management led to a doctorate degree in 1950 from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Operations Research Office of Johns Hopkins University in the 1950s, providing support for the U.S. Army. He became director of the Combat Operations Research Group and led war gaming and field experimentation involving early computer simulations. He later joined TechOps Inc. in Hampton, Va., as vice president for system sciences where he managed similar work for the U.S. Air Force. At that time, he and his family moved to Lexington, Mass.
He later joined the Raytheon Corporation, where he worked to apply emerging technologies to the fields of education and training. In 1966, he joined Arthur D. Little of Cambridge, Mass., as a senior consultant.
He taught management subjects in an MBA program of the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute, and assisted in founding the Merrimack Education Center, where he remained on the board of directors for many years.
He worked extensively in the United States and overseas, developing management and training systems for public and private organizations until his retirement in the 1990s. Work took him to more than 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. He was an intrepid traveler, who immersed himself in local culture and explored his surroundings with insatiable curiosity.
He divided his time between homes in Bedford, Mass., and Holmes Beach on retirement, and he continued to volunteer as a consultant at MEC. He was a member of the board of directors of the Literacy Council of Manatee County.
His son described him as an intelligent, intensely curious man who exemplified responsibility, leadership and service. Throughout his life, he was gregarious, cheerful, kind and overly fond of puns. He was a true member of the Greatest Generation.
A private memorial service is planned. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC
He enjoyed hobbies and was an avid beekeeper, woodworker and gardener with a passion for orchids and hybridizing daylilies. He was a member of the Key Royale Club. He enjoyed Dixieland jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan and classic opera.
Mr. Meals is survived by his son, Donald W. Jr. and wife Mary Sullivan of Burlington, Vt.; daughter Jennifer and husband Jeffrey Kalajian of Kinnelon, N.J.; grandchildren Kaela Sullivan and Tom and Lisa Kalajian; and his partner of 13 years, Marian Kennedy, of Florida, and her family, Charles and Michele Nash and Drs. Marilyn and Andrew Wilking.
Contributor: Harry Leichter (50239637) •
See Our Division Memorial Page at http://www.94thinfdiv.com/Taps/94TapsMC-MU.html
see also http://www.94thinfdiv.com for more information about the 94th Infantry Division
Donald W. Meals, 90, of Holmes Beach, died April 22. He was born June 5, 1922, in Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. Meals graduated from Carlisle High School and received a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College. He served from 1943 to 1945 with the U.S. Army 94th Infantry division and landed in Normandy and fought through Brittany and into Germany. He was awarded a Bronze Star for valor and received a Purple Heart for injuries received during the Battle of the Bulge.
He married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Briner, in 1946 in Carlisle, Pa.
Further education in psychology and management led to a doctorate degree in 1950 from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Operations Research Office of Johns Hopkins University in the 1950s, providing support for the U.S. Army. He became director of the Combat Operations Research Group and led war gaming and field experimentation involving early computer simulations. He later joined TechOps Inc. in Hampton, Va., as vice president for system sciences where he managed similar work for the U.S. Air Force. At that time, he and his family moved to Lexington, Mass.
He later joined the Raytheon Corporation, where he worked to apply emerging technologies to the fields of education and training. In 1966, he joined Arthur D. Little of Cambridge, Mass., as a senior consultant.
He taught management subjects in an MBA program of the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute, and assisted in founding the Merrimack Education Center, where he remained on the board of directors for many years.
He worked extensively in the United States and overseas, developing management and training systems for public and private organizations until his retirement in the 1990s. Work took him to more than 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. He was an intrepid traveler, who immersed himself in local culture and explored his surroundings with insatiable curiosity.
He divided his time between homes in Bedford, Mass., and Holmes Beach on retirement, and he continued to volunteer as a consultant at MEC. He was a member of the board of directors of the Literacy Council of Manatee County.
His son described him as an intelligent, intensely curious man who exemplified responsibility, leadership and service. Throughout his life, he was gregarious, cheerful, kind and overly fond of puns. He was a true member of the Greatest Generation.
A private memorial service is planned. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC
He enjoyed hobbies and was an avid beekeeper, woodworker and gardener with a passion for orchids and hybridizing daylilies. He was a member of the Key Royale Club. He enjoyed Dixieland jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan and classic opera.
Mr. Meals is survived by his son, Donald W. Jr. and wife Mary Sullivan of Burlington, Vt.; daughter Jennifer and husband Jeffrey Kalajian of Kinnelon, N.J.; grandchildren Kaela Sullivan and Tom and Lisa Kalajian; and his partner of 13 years, Marian Kennedy, of Florida, and her family, Charles and Michele Nash and Drs. Marilyn and Andrew Wilking.
Contributor: Harry Leichter (50239637) •
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