Peter Joseph Meyer

West Point, 1964

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Ted "teddy" Rodosovich aka64 RODO on January 12, 2015:

I knew Pete quite well back in the West Point days. I left the academy in 1962 for the University of Cincinnati. Pete & I were corps squad (intercollegeiate) footballers. I was shocked to hear of his death. I was also a Merrill Lyncher for 15 yrs (1974-89) and we had occasional conversations. It's hard to cram all that Pete was into one person - tall, outgoing, smart, very much the leader. Also, during my Merrill yrs (some 30 yrs ago) I had a client (another U of Cincy grad), Ed Steigerwald, whose son dated one of Pete's daughters. Ed was very much in the same mold as Pete. I thought at the time, "Now there would be a royal match if ever there was one." I will miss Pete. I end with a favorite poem of mine for sad occasions such as this, The Hopi Prayer. Hopi Prayer -author unknown Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint in the snow. I am the sunlight on the ripened grain. I am the autumn's gentle rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die.

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