John Meirs ’37

STRUCTURES ENGINEER and enthusiastic Princetonian John Meirs died Nov. 1, 1993, leaving a host of friends. He had been in declining health since suffering a severe heart attack in 1985. John prepared at Peddie. At Princeton, he majored in civil engineering. He was awarded the Wallace Memorial Fellowship in Civil Engineering and graduated with high honors. He continued to study engineering at Princeton through 1938, helping modeltest a navy floatingdrydock design. He then started 33year career with Grumman, retiring in 1972. He authored or contributed to the designs of several planes, and to the design of the lunar excursion module. Several of these designs are on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

John raced Thistletype boats from the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, as did his wife, Virginia. They also did ice boating (he was second in the Intl. Championship Regatta in 1962, near Rochester). He was particularly active in the Appalachian Mountain Club, New York New Jersey chapter, serving terms as chairman of the field team, chairman of the canoeing committee (whitewater), and chairman of the chapter's executive committee. He was also a Boy Scout Troop committeeman and scoutmaster.

To Virginia, daughters Susanna and Caroline, son John, and five granddaughters we send our deepest condolences.

The Class of 1937