A funeral mass was celebrated Monday for Tony W. Niemeyer, an executive with Parsons Transportation Group and former project engineer and project manager for MetroLink. Mr. Niemeyer died suddenly Sept. 18, 2007, in Las Vegas, where he worked on the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository. He was 58 and lived in Grantwood Village.
Mr. Niemeyer was born in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from St. Louis University in 1971.
From 1971 to 1976, Mr. Niemeyer worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. His assignments included assistant roadmaster, design engineer and resident engineer. He spent the next four years as assistant chief engineer of construction for St. Louis. From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Niemeyer returned to the railroad industry as a contractor and general manager.
In 1985, Mr. Niemeyer became a lead project engineer for MetroLink during the preliminary engineering phase between East St. Louis and Lambert Field. From 1989 to 1991, he was the deputy program director for the initial 18-mile MetroLink line.
In 1991, Mr. Niemeyer moved to Dallas, where he served as a deputy program director for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail system until 1997.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Niemeyer returned to St. Louis to manage the construction of MetroLink's eastward extension from East St. Louis to the former Belleville Area College. In 2001 he began his career with Parsons Transportation Group. For the next four years, he commuted from St. Louis to Charlotte, N.C., where he worked as principal project manager for the Charlotte Area Transportation System light rail project.
For the last two years, until the time of his death, Mr. Niemeyer was working on the Yucca Mountain Storage facility in Nevada.
Among survivors are his wife of 29 years, Kathryn Niemeyer; a son, Mark Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; two daughters, Rebecca Niemeyer of San Francisco, Calif., and Jessica Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; his mother, Leona Niemeyer of St. Louis; and two sisters, Christine Meyer and Mary Niemeyer, both of St. Louis.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Sep 2007, Thu. Page B007
Mr. Niemeyer was born in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from St. Louis University in 1971.
From 1971 to 1976, Mr. Niemeyer worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. His assignments included assistant roadmaster, design engineer and resident engineer. He spent the next four years as assistant chief engineer of construction for St. Louis. From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Niemeyer returned to the railroad industry as a contractor and general manager.
In 1985, Mr. Niemeyer became a lead project engineer for MetroLink during the preliminary engineering phase between East St. Louis and Lambert Field. From 1989 to 1991, he was the deputy program director for the initial 18-mile MetroLink line.
In 1991, Mr. Niemeyer moved to Dallas, where he served as a deputy program director for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail system until 1997.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Niemeyer returned to St. Louis to manage the construction of MetroLink's eastward extension from East St. Louis to the former Belleville Area College. In 2001 he began his career with Parsons Transportation Group. For the next four years, he commuted from St. Louis to Charlotte, N.C., where he worked as principal project manager for the Charlotte Area Transportation System light rail project.
For the last two years, until the time of his death, Mr. Niemeyer was working on the Yucca Mountain Storage facility in Nevada.
Among survivors are his wife of 29 years, Kathryn Niemeyer; a son, Mark Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; two daughters, Rebecca Niemeyer of San Francisco, Calif., and Jessica Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; his mother, Leona Niemeyer of St. Louis; and two sisters, Christine Meyer and Mary Niemeyer, both of St. Louis.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Sep 2007, Thu. Page B007
A funeral mass was celebrated Monday for Tony W. Niemeyer, an executive with Parsons Transportation Group and former project engineer and project manager for MetroLink. Mr. Niemeyer died suddenly Sept. 18, 2007, in Las Vegas, where he worked on the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository. He was 58 and lived in Grantwood Village.
Mr. Niemeyer was born in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from St. Louis University in 1971.
From 1971 to 1976, Mr. Niemeyer worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. His assignments included assistant roadmaster, design engineer and resident engineer. He spent the next four years as assistant chief engineer of construction for St. Louis. From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Niemeyer returned to the railroad industry as a contractor and general manager.
In 1985, Mr. Niemeyer became a lead project engineer for MetroLink during the preliminary engineering phase between East St. Louis and Lambert Field. From 1989 to 1991, he was the deputy program director for the initial 18-mile MetroLink line.
In 1991, Mr. Niemeyer moved to Dallas, where he served as a deputy program director for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail system until 1997.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Niemeyer returned to St. Louis to manage the construction of MetroLink's eastward extension from East St. Louis to the former Belleville Area College. In 2001 he began his career with Parsons Transportation Group. For the next four years, he commuted from St. Louis to Charlotte, N.C., where he worked as principal project manager for the Charlotte Area Transportation System light rail project.
For the last two years, until the time of his death, Mr. Niemeyer was working on the Yucca Mountain Storage facility in Nevada.
Among survivors are his wife of 29 years, Kathryn Niemeyer; a son, Mark Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; two daughters, Rebecca Niemeyer of San Francisco, Calif., and Jessica Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; his mother, Leona Niemeyer of St. Louis; and two sisters, Christine Meyer and Mary Niemeyer, both of St. Louis.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Sep 2007, Thu. Page B007
Mr. Niemeyer was born in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from St. Louis University in 1971.
From 1971 to 1976, Mr. Niemeyer worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. His assignments included assistant roadmaster, design engineer and resident engineer. He spent the next four years as assistant chief engineer of construction for St. Louis. From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Niemeyer returned to the railroad industry as a contractor and general manager.
In 1985, Mr. Niemeyer became a lead project engineer for MetroLink during the preliminary engineering phase between East St. Louis and Lambert Field. From 1989 to 1991, he was the deputy program director for the initial 18-mile MetroLink line.
In 1991, Mr. Niemeyer moved to Dallas, where he served as a deputy program director for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail system until 1997.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Niemeyer returned to St. Louis to manage the construction of MetroLink's eastward extension from East St. Louis to the former Belleville Area College. In 2001 he began his career with Parsons Transportation Group. For the next four years, he commuted from St. Louis to Charlotte, N.C., where he worked as principal project manager for the Charlotte Area Transportation System light rail project.
For the last two years, until the time of his death, Mr. Niemeyer was working on the Yucca Mountain Storage facility in Nevada.
Among survivors are his wife of 29 years, Kathryn Niemeyer; a son, Mark Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; two daughters, Rebecca Niemeyer of San Francisco, Calif., and Jessica Niemeyer of Grantwood Village; his mother, Leona Niemeyer of St. Louis; and two sisters, Christine Meyer and Mary Niemeyer, both of St. Louis.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 27 Sep 2007, Thu. Page B007
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