Harvey H. Meeker ’14

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HARVEY MEEKER died Jan. 7,1991, at the home of his son Harvey H. Meeker Jr. in Hawaii, where he had been living for the last 15 months. Harvey graduated from Princeton in 1914 with a degree in civil engineering.

Harvey spent much of his life in the construction business. He was employed with the G.H. Flinn Corp. as a design engineer and was involved in the construction of the Holland Tunnel, the NJ, Turnpike, and the Ohio Turnpike. In Sept. 1917 Harvey married Clara Cooper and had three sons: Harvey Jr., William, and Donald, all graduates of Princeton. During national emergencies all of these young men enlisted in the service of their country.

Harvey is survived by seven grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

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