Tom Meyer (politician) explained

Tom Meyer
State House:Michigan
District:84th
Term Start:January 1, 2001
Term End:December 31, 2006
Predecessor:Mike Green
Successor:Terry Brown
Birth Date:9 March 1942
Birth Place:Zeeland, Michigan
Death Place:Bad Axe, Michigan
Party:Republican
Spouse:Dorothian

Tom Meyer (March 9, 1942 – July 9, 2007) was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001-2006 representing Tuscola and Huron counties.[1]

Prior to his election to the House, Meyer was in the radio industry for nearly four decades, including as a station manager for Thumb Broadcasting for 30 years. When he was a child at his parents' home in Grand Rapids, he started a radio station with a friend that broadcast over an area of two blocks; that station was shut down by the Federal Communications Commission for lack of a license. Meyer later worked at WLAV, WOWE, WHTC, and WLEW. He enjoyed announcing high school sporting events.[2]

Meyer volunteered with the Michigan Special Olympics for 15 years, was president of the Elkton Rotary Club, president of the board of Thumb Industries, and a member of the Huron County council for Michigan State University Extension. He was also a member of the Davenport University Board of Trustees.[3] [4]

Meyer died on July 9, 2007, aged 65, of natural causes in Bad Axe, Michigan where he lived.

Notes and References

  1. 2005-2006 Michigan Manual: State Representative Tom Meyer
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20398935 Tom Meyer (1942-2007) - Find a Grave Memorial
  3. http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2006-HR-0326 House Resolution 326 (2006): A resolution for the Honorable Tom Meyer
  4. http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2007-HR-0151 House Resolution 151 (2007): A resolution offered as a memorial for Tom Meyer, former member of the House of Representatives