SOUTH PLYMOUTH – Stanley Meyers, 85, of South Plymouth, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in the Jupiter Medical Center of Jupiter, Florida.
Born in Albany in December of 1926, Stan was the son of Morris David and Florence Wickert Meyers. He grew up in the Albany area where he attended local schools and graduated high school in 1944. On July 16, 1944, Stan entered the U.S. Navy, serving his country in World War II and earning the Victory Medal. Upon receipt of his honorable discharge on Aug. 18, 1946, Stan returned home and enrolled in SUNY Mohawk, where he was a member of the football team. He caught the attention of RPI, which recruited Stan for their own football team, and Stan graduated from RPI in 1950 with his B.A. degree in Electrical Engineering. His career path took him to Oxford, where he was employed as a licensed civil engineer by the NYS Dept. of Transportation, a position he held for 30 years. In 1983, Stan retired and opened his own consulting firm, Meyers Engineering, which he operated with his son Peter until his passing. During his years as a resident of South Plymouth, Stan was a member of the Chenango County Traffic Safety Board, from which he had received several awards. In earlier years, he had enjoyed teaching Sunday school. He and wife Polly had wintered in Hobe Sound, Fla., for many years and while there, Stan enjoyed being a park patrol for his community.
On July 17, 1959, in Lake George, Stan married Pauline Anne “Polly” Warner, who predeceased him on Nov. 2, 2000. He is survived by his children: Michael Meyers and wife Rosemary, Tami Anne Meyers, and Peter David Meyers, all of South Plymouth. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Sabrina Dier and husband Brian, Jeffrey D. Meyers and wife Jennifer, Jared M. Meyers, and Kevin Meyers and wife Shawn; his great grandchildren, Ashley, Josh, and Tosha; and nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife Polly, Stan was predeceased by his daughters, Floren Meyers and Dawn Rutherford, and two sisters, Lilly and Ruth.
Services for Stan will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday from the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rabbi Tziona Szajman of Vestal will officiate. Interment will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Memory Garden Cemetery of Albany. Friends are invited to call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.