John Meyers

John Meyers

John Meyers passed away August 3, 2013 at Grace Alzheimer’s Home under the care of Evergreen Hospice. His daughter Jeanette and grandson Jason were by his side.

John was born on June 3, 1921 in Taylor Falls, Minnesota. He moved with his family to Snoqualmie, Washington at the age of two, where the family built a home on five acres. At the age of eleven, John and his siblings came down with infantile paralysis. His younger brother Lawrence died at eight years of age and John wore a brace on his leg to walk the rest of his life. Despite the physical challenges of Polio and The Great Depression, John graduated from Snoqualmie High School with his sister Sarah’s class of 1941. She was the class valedictorian.

While going to school, John found it necessary to help support the family and took a job in a local sheet metal shop where he learned his life’s work and became a master metal fabricator. After graduation and the start of WWII, rejected to serve his country, John bought a truck and joined the war effort by hauling supplies during the construction of the Alaska Highway. When the war ended, John bought a log truck and contracted hauling for North Bend Timber and other logging operations.

John married Lorraine Thrasher in 1945 and their only child, Jeanette was born in 1946. After shutting down his log hauling business, John opened his own sheet metal business before working for Flohr Metal Fabricators in Seattle. In 1983, John retired, he and Lorraine divorced then he later married Isabel Davis. Together, they moved in retirement to 7 Bays, Washington where they built their home.

John devoted his retirement years to hobbies and projects he loved. John took flight training in 1967, soloed in 1968 and continued to fly until he was 69 years of age. He also loved boating, hunting, fishing, working in his orchard and helping his friends.

Isabel died in 1991 and John and Florence Watkins partnered together and enjoyed each other’s company until John’s onset of Alzheimer’s disease and Florence’s failing health. John moved back to Snoqualmie when all efforts were exhausted to keep him in his home at 7 Bays. He moved in with his daughter and son-in-law just across the street from where he grew up. Over this past year, John was involved in the Adult Day Program at Carnation Senior Center. John’s family is greatly indebted to the staff for their care and compassion as well as to friends and family who stepped in to help, share and hear old stories that were told over and over again.

John leaves behind his daughter, Jeanette Busby (Pat), grandsons Jason Busby, Cory Busby (Mary), Zach Busby and six month old great grand-daughter, Ella Crane Busday as well as nieces & nephews and one special dog named Huck.

Memorial will be set for a later date.