John R. Meyer

I think of John a lot and our children ask about Leslie, Ann and Bob. Hope you are all well! Larry Pearson

Diane and I still miss John and Lee. Our children ask about their children. How are you doing? If you have a chance drop me an e-mail. Larry Pearson

I have thought of my Uncle John frequently over the past 8 months as he was a key link between the West and East Coast contingents for our family that has now passed. We will miss him dearly. Although my contact with John over the past twenty years or so was limited to significant family gatherings, or a short visit in his travels to Seattle, I have fond memories of John. His dry wit, his beautifully written correspondence, and the depth and substance of our conversations, many of which...

I just learned from Dick Cavanagh, a good friend of John's, that John had passed away and that there will be a memorial service for him at Harvard this Friday. I plan to attend because I considered John to be a great man, as well as a great economist. John once asked me to speak to his class at the K School when I was Fellow there. It was wild as 50% of the class were HBS students and 50% were K School students and never the twain shall meet. Norman Wallack was the one who first introduced me...

Dear Leslie, Ann and Bob,
I did write a note when Leslie called but would like to make a few more comments. We are still stunned by his passing. I considered John my best friend. We enlisted in the Navy the same day, went to the same Navy schools and served on the same ship. Post Navy we shared a house boat on Lake Union when we started at the University of Washington. We married (I was his best man) and both went to grad school at Harvard. We each had three children and traveled...

Drodzy moi Anna , Tadeusz i Emma,
Z calego serca jestem z wami w waszej tak glebokiej zalobie. Wspanialego czlowieka, profesora, naukowca i splecznika, Johna Mayera, znam od dawnych lat z opowiadan Anni, pelne uczuc i uznania.
Z jej slow wiem ze i ty, szanowny Tadeuszu, dzieliles z nia to same synowskie oddanie. Emma, wraz z jego smutnym oddejsciem, stracila jej najlepszego starszego przyjaciela, dziadka Johna, ktory zawsze ja wital z usmiechem i troszczyl sie o jej pszyszlosc.

Dear Anna, Tadik and Emma-
We send our love and condolences to you on the loss of your Dad, Grandpa, and Father-in-law. Your love of him shown so clearly that I feel I know him, though we never met.
XSally and Jim

Our condolences to all the family on the loss of John. He was an inspirational teacher and mentor and has left an amazing legacy of dedicated transportation professionals across the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time.
--Porter & Mary Wheeler, Chevy Chase, MD

Our condolences to John's family I shall miss a good friend.
Norman and Andrea Wallack