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Gordon Meyer Obituary
MEYER, Gordon Adolph, age 88, of Dayton, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025 at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. Gordon was a Math Teacher at Wayne High School, retiring after 30 years. He attended Seminary for five years, Graduated with a Master's Degree from the University of Dayton and was an avid Ohio State football fan. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of St. Peter Catholic Church for 59 years, where he was an usher and festival Volunteer. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence & Mary; brothers, Don, Leon, Paul; sisters, Rosemary, Maxine, Alma, Teresa, Catherine. He is survived by his loving & devoted wife, Edwina F.; daughter & son-in-law, Frances & Robert Cercek; son & daughter-in-law, Raymond & Leslie Meyer; sister, Lou Ann Selhorst; brother, Jim Meyer; grandchildren, Benjamin, Brandon, Gavin and Avery; and many other relatives & friends.
Funeral service 10 AM Monday, April 14, 2025 at Marker & Heller Funeral Home, Huber Heights Chapel, 5844 Old Troy Pike with Deacon Leo Cordonnier officiating. Interment Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 2-4 PM at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Ohio's Hospice of Dayton in Gordon's memory.
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Deborah Seger Donnelly
April 12, 2025
I learned this week that Mr. Meyer died. One of the things he did in his 88 year life was teach math at my high school, Wayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio. Trigonometry. Who took Trig in high school? Who rearranged their class schedule so they didn't have to take it? I'll bet more are in that 2nd group than the first.
I was one of those kids for whom math just "clicked". It is simply how my brain is wired. But Trig, well, it is complex. Most of you know that math is a subject that builds one concept on top of another. Children are taught a little at a time over their school years. From counting on their fingers to long division, and beyond, if they are so inclined. I am an Air Force brat. I'm proud of that! But that meant that when I was a high school sophomore I moved in the middle of the year from one high school to another. In the middle of Geometry. And I found myself a bit lost. The new class was further ahead of the class I came from. I missed some crucial building block concept. I ended the year with a C. So when I got to Mr. Meyer's Trig class, well something just wasn't clicking. I was really discouraged. After a particularly poor test score, Mr. Meyer pulled me aside. He had figured out what concept I hadn't grasped. He explained it and gave me some additional homework to help me learn it. And then he looked me in the eye and said, "You'll get this." And I did. Even with poor test scores at the beginning I finished with an overall B in his class.
"You'll get this."
Now, looking back more than 40 years, I can no longer remember that concept from Trigonometry that I needed extra help with. As an accountant I use a LOT of math. Not a lot of Trig. But I do remember Mr. Meyer, and the lesson that I learned from this remarkable teacher. "You'll get this." Those words of encouragement did more for me than the extra homework. Until he said those words I wasn't at all sure I was going to get it. But I believed him. And ultimately believed in myself.
I don't use Trigonometry in my daily life. But every single day I use what I learned from Mr. Meyer about problem-solving and believing in myself.
Thank you, Mr. Meyer. I am so glad our paths crossed. Rest easy.
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