Louis A. Myers Jr.

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Louis Myers Obituary

Louis A. Myers, Jr. Lou 1/8/1922 - 3/19/2011 My love is gone, Saturday night with a full moon. He was born in Glendale, Arizona. Graduated from High School and came to the U of A. Received his B.S.B.A. in 1943, his M.S. in 1950 and became a CPA. During all this time his Military Duties from 1943 to 1946 in 16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. 6th Army Headquarters in San Francisco. He became an Assistant Professor followed by Associated Professor and Full Professor. He was head of Department of Accounting from 1959 - 1966. His Financial Accounting he enjoyed teaching. He received Bobcat Outstanding Faculty Award, Honorary Bobcat Award, U of A Creative Teaching Award. His Professional Organization, American Accounting Association, American Institute of C.P.A.'s, American Society of C.P.A.'s, Beta Alpha Psi (Organized local Chapter), Beta Gamma Sigma (Past President of local Chapter). He served on the University's Intercollegiate Athletics Committee from 1959 to 1980 and served as Faculty Athletic Representative from October 1968 to August 1980. Served as a member of the Western Athletic Conference Council from October 1968 to July 1978 (chairman in 1970 - b1971), and as a member of the Pac-10 Conference Council from July 1978 to August 1980. Served four years (1970 - 1973) as vice-president and member of Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Served as chairman of the NCAA Eligibility Committee from January 1975 to January 1978. (Member of Committee from January 1973 to January 1978.) Served as chairman of the NCAA Classification Committee from 1976 to 1980. Served as consultant to Fiesta Bowl Executive Committee, 1971n - 1977. Have served three two-year terms in the University of Arizona Faculty Senate. Have served on numerous University and College ad-hoc committees. member of Board of Directors of Arizona Alumni Association from June 1973 to June 1978. Inducted into University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, November 10, 1984. The Louis A. Myers' Professorship of Accounting, an endowed chair, established in September 1987. Retired December 30, 1983. Lou is survived by his wife, Donna; four stepchildren, Theodore W. Marshall II, Grant Marshall, Felicia Marshall and (Lee Witowoski, deceased). Lou had a wonderful sense of humor. Enjoyed tennis, golf and was President of Skyline County Club. Then became a full member of Oro Valley Country Club from 1976 - 2011. He is survived by many wonderful friends. No services at this time. Please make donations to the Accounting Department, U. of A. or your favorite charity. Arrangements handled by ADAIR FUNERAL HOME, AVALON CHAPEL.

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Published by Arizona Daily Star from Mar. 23 to Mar. 25, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Louis Myers

12 Entries

Jim Loane

March 28, 2011

Dear Mrs. Myers and family,

I only had the distinct pleasure of knowing Lou for about 2 years. We et at Northwest Cardiac rehab. What a wonerful and likable man and had a great sense of humor. He made all of us laugh. I will truly miss him. My deepest condolences to you and your family.

March 26, 2011

Dear Mrs. Meyers,

My deepest condolences to you and the family. Your dear hubby and my Dad, Bob Seiler, were golfing buddies at Skyline Country Club. Others, now gone, but never forgotten were: Harry Chambers, Don Campbell and Vic Walden. What fun they had and there was a great respect for one another as well. When I hear the term "the greatest generation", these are among those I think of.
May God wrap His comforting arms around you at this sad time.

Susan Seiler Lane

Steven Seiler

March 25, 2011

Dear Mrs. Meyers: I want to express my sincere sympathy to you and your family on the passing of Mr. Meyers. Both my brother ( now deceased) and I were fortunate enough to have had him as our accounting professor at the U of A back in the 1959 and the early 1960s. Not only was he a great teacher, but he became a good friend of my father ( now also deceased) and Dad always spoke so highly of him and shared with him that his two boys had been students of Lou's.
He was a shining example of what College educators should be and you surely can be proud of the number of young college students who benefited from his caring, his professionalism and his mentoring. God Bless you and the family and Bless his memory!

March 24, 2011

When I was the Dept of Accounting secretary, I got to know Lou Myers and his wonderful sense of humor. He was a very dear person and I am sorry to hear of his passing. I will always remember him! My sympathies to the family. Kathy Ott

Janet and Bob Balserak

March 24, 2011

donna, our deepest sympathy on the deathof your best friend. please know you can call on me for anything!fondly your friend jan.

Gene Ezell

March 24, 2011

Mr. Myers was Department Head when I became an accounting major in 1963. My first class from him was Financial Accounting, with its myriad of subject matters. His imposing figure arrived for the first class and we were all terrified. Tall, distinguished, imposing and with a short message on the first day; "We have many accounting subjects to become proficient in. I will explain them to you in detail; it is up to you to listen, study and learn. There is no reason you should not be able to learn if you attend class, listen carefully, and do your homework. If you are not ready to do your part, you will not have an easy time in this class. I will not accept anything other than a full effort from you." The above is paraphrased from memory but is essentially the message. He had high expectations of his students and one understood it and either worked hard or dropped out. More teachers today need to have Lou's resolve to expect and demand effort and performance from one's students. He was the most prepared instructor I ever had, and his classroom presentation was so clear that there really was no reason not to understand the subject. I was happy in 1987 to remember the effect of his teaching on my career and be able to participate in a small way with the establishing of the Louis A. Myers' Professorship of Accounting Chair. This endowed chair was a recognition of the positive effect Lou had on so many of his students over the years, and no one deserved it more. Thanks, Professor Myers, for the positive effect you had on so many over the years.

Gene Ezell

Richard Houston

March 23, 2011

My condolences on Mr Myers passing. He was one of the best teachers in the accounting department, always always boiling down his lectures to simple concepts. Richard Houston, CPA

Lydia Valencia-Ortiz

March 23, 2011

Professor Meyers was my accounting professor back in the early 80s. Great teacher! I enjoyed his class and learned a great deal. Even though accounting is not my favorite subject, he made it interesting (thank you). May he rest in peace.

March 23, 2011

It was so sad to see "Uncle" Lou's picture this morning. He was one of my Dad's very dearest friends and most sacred best golfing buddy. The laughs those two had on the Skyline Golf Course I'm sure scared away all the mountain lions in the area. Both Mom and Dad are gone, but they would have appreciated that I was here to tell you Mrs. Myers, what a great and funny guy you were married to! Dan Chambers, Harry & Mary's son.

March 23, 2011

Lou Myers mentored me when I entered Grad school in 1963 to study Accounting. His help changed my life and was the best teaching experience I had in college. May he rest in peace. Chris Barkulis

Craig Barker

March 23, 2011

My condolences on the passing of Louis Myers, Jr. He was the best teacher I had in my 16 years of schooling; always professional, always prepared and an expert on his subject. I was blessed to have him for both semesters of Intermediate Accounting, and he is the reason I passed the CPA Exam. A great loss to Eller College, the University of Arizona and Tucson.

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