Lawrence "Larry" Gordon Meyer, 74, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, of complications from a heart attack.
Larry was born on Jan. 10, 1943, to Orlena Lumbra in Waterville, Vt. In 1951, he and his mother moved to the Territory of Alaska.
There, his mother remarried and he was adopted by Gordon W. Meyer.
The family settled in Juneau, Alaska, where he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1961, and developed a life long love for Alaska.
Following high school, Larry worked for the Department of Fish and Game and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, surveying the Denali Park Road.
Larry graduated with a Master of Education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1967, and began a 28-year teaching career with the Anchorage School District.
Teaching social studies and physical education, Larry spent his entire career at Romig Junior High and received awards for his excellence in teaching.
His students remember him for his collection of Alaska memorabilia and jokes about his balding head.
For 20 years, he spent summers commercial fishing in Naknek, Alaska, working with dear friends.
A man of details and artistry, Larry carved and maintained a totem pole at his family home on Douglas Island, and drew numerous cartoons for special events.
Larry loved the outdoors as an avid runner, hiker and skier.
He began his days walking the paths of Kincaid Park and Douglas Island.
He had a continuing love of education, spending years studying many subjects, especially Alaskan history.
He was particularly interested in the history of gold mining in Southeast Alaska. Visiting Juneau in the summers, he loved giving unofficial tours of the Treadwell Mine Complex to anyone who would walk with him and listen.
Larry is survived by his wife, Ethel Meyer; daughter, Robyn Meyer; son, Craig Meyer; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Meyer; and grandchildren, Thane and Jude Meyer.
As an only child, Larry embraced a close group of friends throughout his life to whom he referred as his "Alaskan Family."
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Kincaid Chalet in Anchorage, at 5 p.m.
Larry was born on Jan. 10, 1943, to Orlena Lumbra in Waterville, Vt. In 1951, he and his mother moved to the Territory of Alaska.
There, his mother remarried and he was adopted by Gordon W. Meyer.
The family settled in Juneau, Alaska, where he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1961, and developed a life long love for Alaska.
Following high school, Larry worked for the Department of Fish and Game and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, surveying the Denali Park Road.
Larry graduated with a Master of Education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1967, and began a 28-year teaching career with the Anchorage School District.
Teaching social studies and physical education, Larry spent his entire career at Romig Junior High and received awards for his excellence in teaching.
His students remember him for his collection of Alaska memorabilia and jokes about his balding head.
For 20 years, he spent summers commercial fishing in Naknek, Alaska, working with dear friends.
A man of details and artistry, Larry carved and maintained a totem pole at his family home on Douglas Island, and drew numerous cartoons for special events.
Larry loved the outdoors as an avid runner, hiker and skier.
He began his days walking the paths of Kincaid Park and Douglas Island.
He had a continuing love of education, spending years studying many subjects, especially Alaskan history.
He was particularly interested in the history of gold mining in Southeast Alaska. Visiting Juneau in the summers, he loved giving unofficial tours of the Treadwell Mine Complex to anyone who would walk with him and listen.
Larry is survived by his wife, Ethel Meyer; daughter, Robyn Meyer; son, Craig Meyer; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Meyer; and grandchildren, Thane and Jude Meyer.
As an only child, Larry embraced a close group of friends throughout his life to whom he referred as his "Alaskan Family."
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Kincaid Chalet in Anchorage, at 5 p.m.
Lawrence "Larry" Gordon Meyer, 74, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, of complications from a heart attack.
Larry was born on Jan. 10, 1943, to Orlena Lumbra in Waterville, Vt. In 1951, he and his mother moved to the Territory of Alaska.
There, his mother remarried and he was adopted by Gordon W. Meyer.
The family settled in Juneau, Alaska, where he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1961, and developed a life long love for Alaska.
Following high school, Larry worked for the Department of Fish and Game and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, surveying the Denali Park Road.
Larry graduated with a Master of Education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1967, and began a 28-year teaching career with the Anchorage School District.
Teaching social studies and physical education, Larry spent his entire career at Romig Junior High and received awards for his excellence in teaching.
His students remember him for his collection of Alaska memorabilia and jokes about his balding head.
For 20 years, he spent summers commercial fishing in Naknek, Alaska, working with dear friends.
A man of details and artistry, Larry carved and maintained a totem pole at his family home on Douglas Island, and drew numerous cartoons for special events.
Larry loved the outdoors as an avid runner, hiker and skier.
He began his days walking the paths of Kincaid Park and Douglas Island.
He had a continuing love of education, spending years studying many subjects, especially Alaskan history.
He was particularly interested in the history of gold mining in Southeast Alaska. Visiting Juneau in the summers, he loved giving unofficial tours of the Treadwell Mine Complex to anyone who would walk with him and listen.
Larry is survived by his wife, Ethel Meyer; daughter, Robyn Meyer; son, Craig Meyer; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Meyer; and grandchildren, Thane and Jude Meyer.
As an only child, Larry embraced a close group of friends throughout his life to whom he referred as his "Alaskan Family."
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Kincaid Chalet in Anchorage, at 5 p.m.
Larry was born on Jan. 10, 1943, to Orlena Lumbra in Waterville, Vt. In 1951, he and his mother moved to the Territory of Alaska.
There, his mother remarried and he was adopted by Gordon W. Meyer.
The family settled in Juneau, Alaska, where he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1961, and developed a life long love for Alaska.
Following high school, Larry worked for the Department of Fish and Game and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, surveying the Denali Park Road.
Larry graduated with a Master of Education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1967, and began a 28-year teaching career with the Anchorage School District.
Teaching social studies and physical education, Larry spent his entire career at Romig Junior High and received awards for his excellence in teaching.
His students remember him for his collection of Alaska memorabilia and jokes about his balding head.
For 20 years, he spent summers commercial fishing in Naknek, Alaska, working with dear friends.
A man of details and artistry, Larry carved and maintained a totem pole at his family home on Douglas Island, and drew numerous cartoons for special events.
Larry loved the outdoors as an avid runner, hiker and skier.
He began his days walking the paths of Kincaid Park and Douglas Island.
He had a continuing love of education, spending years studying many subjects, especially Alaskan history.
He was particularly interested in the history of gold mining in Southeast Alaska. Visiting Juneau in the summers, he loved giving unofficial tours of the Treadwell Mine Complex to anyone who would walk with him and listen.
Larry is survived by his wife, Ethel Meyer; daughter, Robyn Meyer; son, Craig Meyer; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Meyer; and grandchildren, Thane and Jude Meyer.
As an only child, Larry embraced a close group of friends throughout his life to whom he referred as his "Alaskan Family."
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Kincaid Chalet in Anchorage, at 5 p.m.
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