Joe E Meyer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joe E. Meyer was born in Anthony, Kansas, on May 24th, 1957. He attended Chaparral High School, where he played varsity football and golf. When he wasn’t playing sports, Joe worked on his grandfather’s farm, feeding cattle and harvesting wheat. After he graduated from high school in 1975, Joe enlisted in the United States Navy, where he became an aviation machinist, airman, and crew chief. He earned his private pilot’s license during his time in the Navy, and was part of the flight crew that flew the last Lockheed P-2 Neptune to the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum in Canada. While in the Navy, Joe had the choice to be stationed in Iceland or Puerto Rico, and made the wise decision to go to Puerto Rico where he earned his PADI Scuba Certification and explored various reefs in the Caribbean. During his assignment in Puerto Rico, Joe met the love of his life, Colleen, who was also serving in the Navy. Following their military service, Joe and Colleen were married in Danville, Kansas, on July 24th, 1982. As newlyweds, they lived and worked in Anthony, Kansas, where Joe served on the Anthony Volunteer Fire Department. In 1983, Joe was accepted into Spartan School of Aeronautics, and he and Colleen relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jo graduated as a Certified Airframe and Powerplant “A & P” Mechanic, and began his lifelong career at American Airlines in January of 1985. During his 37 years of service at American Airlines, Joe earned multiple awards, including several “IdeAAs in Action” Leadership Awards and Quality Awards. As a crew chief, Joe was extremely knowledgeable and master of his craft, and he served as a valued resource for his colleagues. He was known across the company for his positivity and love of people, and he made countless friends during his time at American. As his colleagues so accurately put: Joe was an Aviation Maintenance Professional, a leader, a jokester, and most of all, a friend. Outside of work, Joe was an avid outdoorsman. In addition to camping and golfing, he loved to hunt deer and pheasant with his son, Craig, and friends. He also enjoyed fishing of all types, from fishing off the dock with his grandkids, setting jugs with his brother, Jon, deep sea fishing in the Florida Keys, and ice fishing in Minnesota. If he wasn’t doing one of these things, you could usually find him fixing anything, tinkering with his tools, or mowing the lawn. Most of all, Joe loved to spend time with his family. Whether it was gardening with his grandkids, preparing a big meal on a Sunday afternoon, boating at the lake, or just being at the beck and call of his two adoring granddaughters, Joe was happiest when he was making memories with his family. His idea of a “perfect day” would be a full day on the lake pulling his kids and grandkids on the tube, followed by grilling his famous steaks at the house with family and close friends (with a few cold beers, of course). In addition to being a cherished colleague and friend to so many, Joe was the essential family man, and his greatest accomplishment and source of pride was his family. He will be remembered as a loving husband to Colleen, his wife of 40 years; a proud and perfect father to his three kids; a beloved “Papa” to his seven grandchildren; and a loving son to his mother, Charlotte. Those he leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include: Wife; Colleen Children; Caitlin Johnson, husband Lee of Owasso, and children Beckett, Meyer, and Ellis Christen Webb, husband Andrew of Tulsa, and child Graham Craig Meyer, wife Krista, of Broken Arrow, and children Harper, Hunter, and Hayes Mother; Charlotte Meyer, of Ponca City, Oklahoma Sister; Janet Hacker, of Ponca City, Oklahoma Brother; Jon Meyer, wife Goldie, of Afton, Oklahoma Siblings in law; Ray, Cheryl, Cary, Larry, Corky, Kelly, Patrick, Molly, and Sara He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril Meyer, of Anthony, Kansas, brother-in-law, Wendell, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and brother-in-law, Jerry Milligan, of Forest Lake, Minnesota. A Rosary service will be held 6:00 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2022, at St. Therese Catholic Church in Collinsville, Oklahoma. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at St. Therese Catholic Church with Father Matt LaChance officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at St. Therese Catholic Cemetery in Collinsville, Oklahoma. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Joe Meyer Memorial Fund, payable to Christen Webb, 1004 East 30th Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74114. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com

Joe E Meyer

May 24, 1957 - August 3, 2022