Henry H. Meyer, Jr.

Henry Hixon Meyer Jr., husband to Edith “Nod” Knight Meyer, and father of eleven children, Henry Meyer, Anne Teague, Pen Meyer, Heather Meyer, Diana (Tig) Parker, Daphne Wales, Jenny Murphy, Timothy Meyer, Matthew Meyer, Jessie Eisendrath and James Meyer, as well as thirty-seven grand-children and sixteen great grand children, passed peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday, June 26th at his home in Matunuck, Rhode Island, at the age of 96. Born on March 16, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, Henry attended the Belmont Hill School, which was founded by his father, Henry Senior. He was a proud graduate of Harvard University Class of ’44, as well as being a graduate of Harvard Business School . He remained connected to Harvard through his and Nod’s philanthropic work with the Arnold Arboretum’s initiative with the Boston Public School System. Henry served as a Second Lieutenant in the European Theater in World War II, and upon his return to the States, began a career in business that spanned almost 50 years. He had a keen eye and passion for finance, working for a number institutions including Second National Bank, State Street Bank and Eaton Howard Vance Sanders. Even upon retirement from the financial world, Henry maintained an active role in investing and identifying new and emerging companies and markets. As befitting people of his generation, Henry had a wide range of interests, including gardening, bird watching, photography and sailing. Henry traveled the world extensively with Nod, his loving wife of 70 years. His greatest passion was writing, as he was famous for his prodigious letter writing, always composed on his college type writer, an Olivetti, which he fastidiously maintained throughout the years. He was also the author of five books. Henry championed various programs dear to his heart, including ones at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Vascular and Kidney Research Departments, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and The Audubon Society. Henry had a life long interest in supporting church activities, and most recently, he was a driving force in the building of three labyrinths at Saint Peter’s By the Sea in Narragansett, Rhode Island, Saint Augustine’s Church in Kingston, Rhode Island and Saint Paul’s Church in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A funeral service will be held, Thurs, June 29 at 11:00 am in Saint Peter’s By the Sea, 72 Central St, Narragansett, RI 02882. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Arnold Arboretum (Boston, Massachusetts) or Saint Peter’s By the Sea (Narragansett, Rhode Island).