Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - February 4, 2003
Deceased Name: Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer
Theodore K. Meyer, who managed a family construction business that built high-rise apartment complexes on the hills of San Francisco, died Saturday. He was 82.
Mr. Meyer, known as "TK" to his friends and relatives, died of congestive heart failure at his home in San Francisco, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Meyer was a native of San Francisco, watched as a teenager as the Golden Gate Bridge gradually took form and received daily reports on its progress from a neighbor who was its architect.
He graduated from Washington High School and attended Stanford University until the outbreak of World War II, when he left school to work as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines.
After the war, Mr. Meyer joined his father's construction business as one of the three sons referred to in "Theo. G. Meyer and Sons."
Mr. Meyer and his wife, Lee, lived in one of the high-rise apartments built by the company on Green Street.
The family's construction legacy also includes private homes, the College of San Mateo, the Civic Center Garage in San Francisco and apartment buildings on Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
While Mr. Meyer focused on sales and marketing at work, he was known in the family for his carpentry, including his finely wrought bird houses, a grandfather clock and furniture for the family home.
Mr. Meyer, who played golf at the Olympic Club, went fishing every year with friends from high school who called themselves "The Big Six." Those trips took the longtime buddies as far north as Alaska and as far south as Chile.
Elizabeth Meyer, one of his daughters-in-law, said Mr. Meyer was thoughtful and generous.
"He always wanted everybody to have a good time," she said. "When we would go to San Francisco to visit him, he would build up a store of jokes to tell and have things he wanted to show us."
Mr. Meyer's life will be celebrated in a private service.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Meyer is survived by three sons, Ted of San Jose, Bill of Sunnyvale and Ken of Amity, Ore.; a stepson, Jay, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren; and a brother, John, of San Francisco.
San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - February 4, 2003
Deceased Name: Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer
Theodore K. Meyer, who managed a family construction business that built high-rise apartment complexes on the hills of San Francisco, died Saturday. He was 82.
Mr. Meyer, known as "TK" to his friends and relatives, died of congestive heart failure at his home in San Francisco, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Meyer was a native of San Francisco, watched as a teenager as the Golden Gate Bridge gradually took form and received daily reports on its progress from a neighbor who was its architect.
He graduated from Washington High School and attended Stanford University until the outbreak of World War II, when he left school to work as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines.
After the war, Mr. Meyer joined his father's construction business as one of the three sons referred to in "Theo. G. Meyer and Sons."
Mr. Meyer and his wife, Lee, lived in one of the high-rise apartments built by the company on Green Street.
The family's construction legacy also includes private homes, the College of San Mateo, the Civic Center Garage in San Francisco and apartment buildings on Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
While Mr. Meyer focused on sales and marketing at work, he was known in the family for his carpentry, including his finely wrought bird houses, a grandfather clock and furniture for the family home.
Mr. Meyer, who played golf at the Olympic Club, went fishing every year with friends from high school who called themselves "The Big Six." Those trips took the longtime buddies as far north as Alaska and as far south as Chile.
Elizabeth Meyer, one of his daughters-in-law, said Mr. Meyer was thoughtful and generous.
"He always wanted everybody to have a good time," she said. "When we would go to San Francisco to visit him, he would build up a store of jokes to tell and have things he wanted to show us."
Mr. Meyer's life will be celebrated in a private service.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Meyer is survived by three sons, Ted of San Jose, Bill of Sunnyvale and Ken of Amity, Ore.; a stepson, Jay, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren; and a brother, John, of San Francisco.
Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - February 4, 2003
Deceased Name: Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer
Theodore K. Meyer, who managed a family construction business that built high-rise apartment complexes on the hills of San Francisco, died Saturday. He was 82.
Mr. Meyer, known as "TK" to his friends and relatives, died of congestive heart failure at his home in San Francisco, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Meyer was a native of San Francisco, watched as a teenager as the Golden Gate Bridge gradually took form and received daily reports on its progress from a neighbor who was its architect.
He graduated from Washington High School and attended Stanford University until the outbreak of World War II, when he left school to work as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines.
After the war, Mr. Meyer joined his father's construction business as one of the three sons referred to in "Theo. G. Meyer and Sons."
Mr. Meyer and his wife, Lee, lived in one of the high-rise apartments built by the company on Green Street.
The family's construction legacy also includes private homes, the College of San Mateo, the Civic Center Garage in San Francisco and apartment buildings on Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
While Mr. Meyer focused on sales and marketing at work, he was known in the family for his carpentry, including his finely wrought bird houses, a grandfather clock and furniture for the family home.
Mr. Meyer, who played golf at the Olympic Club, went fishing every year with friends from high school who called themselves "The Big Six." Those trips took the longtime buddies as far north as Alaska and as far south as Chile.
Elizabeth Meyer, one of his daughters-in-law, said Mr. Meyer was thoughtful and generous.
"He always wanted everybody to have a good time," she said. "When we would go to San Francisco to visit him, he would build up a store of jokes to tell and have things he wanted to show us."
Mr. Meyer's life will be celebrated in a private service.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Meyer is survived by three sons, Ted of San Jose, Bill of Sunnyvale and Ken of Amity, Ore.; a stepson, Jay, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren; and a brother, John, of San Francisco.
San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - February 4, 2003
Deceased Name: Theodore K. Meyer -- high-rise developer
Theodore K. Meyer, who managed a family construction business that built high-rise apartment complexes on the hills of San Francisco, died Saturday. He was 82.
Mr. Meyer, known as "TK" to his friends and relatives, died of congestive heart failure at his home in San Francisco, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Meyer was a native of San Francisco, watched as a teenager as the Golden Gate Bridge gradually took form and received daily reports on its progress from a neighbor who was its architect.
He graduated from Washington High School and attended Stanford University until the outbreak of World War II, when he left school to work as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines.
After the war, Mr. Meyer joined his father's construction business as one of the three sons referred to in "Theo. G. Meyer and Sons."
Mr. Meyer and his wife, Lee, lived in one of the high-rise apartments built by the company on Green Street.
The family's construction legacy also includes private homes, the College of San Mateo, the Civic Center Garage in San Francisco and apartment buildings on Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
While Mr. Meyer focused on sales and marketing at work, he was known in the family for his carpentry, including his finely wrought bird houses, a grandfather clock and furniture for the family home.
Mr. Meyer, who played golf at the Olympic Club, went fishing every year with friends from high school who called themselves "The Big Six." Those trips took the longtime buddies as far north as Alaska and as far south as Chile.
Elizabeth Meyer, one of his daughters-in-law, said Mr. Meyer was thoughtful and generous.
"He always wanted everybody to have a good time," she said. "When we would go to San Francisco to visit him, he would build up a store of jokes to tell and have things he wanted to show us."
Mr. Meyer's life will be celebrated in a private service.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Meyer is survived by three sons, Ted of San Jose, Bill of Sunnyvale and Ken of Amity, Ore.; a stepson, Jay, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren; and a brother, John, of San Francisco.
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