Edward L. Meister, president of the Meister Publishing Company and once a prominent amateur golfer, died on August 24, 1979, at his home in Waite Hill, Ohio, near Cleveland. He was 64 years old.
Mr. Meister was a golfing prodigy who at the age of 15 reached the semifinals of the Cleveland District championship. He won the Cleveland tournament five times and in 1940 was captain of the golf team at Yale University.
His moment of greatest prominence in the game came in the 1954 United States Amateur championship, when he competed against Arnold Palmer in the semifinals. The match went to the 39th hole, where Mr. Palmer scored a birdie to win.
Mr. Meister qualified for the Amateur championship 2.5 times and played in ‘ three Masters championships. He was also a semifinalist in the French and Canadian amateur chamnpionships and in the senior championship of the United States Golf Association.
His publishing company, based in Willoughby, Ohio, began with one magazine, the American Fruit Grower, and today (produces five monthly farm magazines and three yearbooks.
At the time of his death, Mr. Meister was the president of the Lake County Blue Coats, Inc, a non profit organization which was founded to provide financial support for the families of Lake County police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Mr. Meister is survived by his wife, the former Adelaide Brownlee; two daughters; a grandson, and a brother.
Mr. Meister was a golfing prodigy who at the age of 15 reached the semifinals of the Cleveland District championship. He won the Cleveland tournament five times and in 1940 was captain of the golf team at Yale University.
His moment of greatest prominence in the game came in the 1954 United States Amateur championship, when he competed against Arnold Palmer in the semifinals. The match went to the 39th hole, where Mr. Palmer scored a birdie to win.
Mr. Meister qualified for the Amateur championship 2.5 times and played in ‘ three Masters championships. He was also a semifinalist in the French and Canadian amateur chamnpionships and in the senior championship of the United States Golf Association.
His publishing company, based in Willoughby, Ohio, began with one magazine, the American Fruit Grower, and today (produces five monthly farm magazines and three yearbooks.
At the time of his death, Mr. Meister was the president of the Lake County Blue Coats, Inc, a non profit organization which was founded to provide financial support for the families of Lake County police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Mr. Meister is survived by his wife, the former Adelaide Brownlee; two daughters; a grandson, and a brother.
Edward L. Meister, president of the Meister Publishing Company and once a prominent amateur golfer, died on August 24, 1979, at his home in Waite Hill, Ohio, near Cleveland. He was 64 years old.
Mr. Meister was a golfing prodigy who at the age of 15 reached the semifinals of the Cleveland District championship. He won the Cleveland tournament five times and in 1940 was captain of the golf team at Yale University.
His moment of greatest prominence in the game came in the 1954 United States Amateur championship, when he competed against Arnold Palmer in the semifinals. The match went to the 39th hole, where Mr. Palmer scored a birdie to win.
Mr. Meister qualified for the Amateur championship 2.5 times and played in ‘ three Masters championships. He was also a semifinalist in the French and Canadian amateur chamnpionships and in the senior championship of the United States Golf Association.
His publishing company, based in Willoughby, Ohio, began with one magazine, the American Fruit Grower, and today (produces five monthly farm magazines and three yearbooks.
At the time of his death, Mr. Meister was the president of the Lake County Blue Coats, Inc, a non profit organization which was founded to provide financial support for the families of Lake County police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Mr. Meister is survived by his wife, the former Adelaide Brownlee; two daughters; a grandson, and a brother.
Mr. Meister was a golfing prodigy who at the age of 15 reached the semifinals of the Cleveland District championship. He won the Cleveland tournament five times and in 1940 was captain of the golf team at Yale University.
His moment of greatest prominence in the game came in the 1954 United States Amateur championship, when he competed against Arnold Palmer in the semifinals. The match went to the 39th hole, where Mr. Palmer scored a birdie to win.
Mr. Meister qualified for the Amateur championship 2.5 times and played in ‘ three Masters championships. He was also a semifinalist in the French and Canadian amateur chamnpionships and in the senior championship of the United States Golf Association.
His publishing company, based in Willoughby, Ohio, began with one magazine, the American Fruit Grower, and today (produces five monthly farm magazines and three yearbooks.
At the time of his death, Mr. Meister was the president of the Lake County Blue Coats, Inc, a non profit organization which was founded to provide financial support for the families of Lake County police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Mr. Meister is survived by his wife, the former Adelaide Brownlee; two daughters; a grandson, and a brother.
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