Robert H. Meixner, 60, Macomb, died at 8:34 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2004, at McDonough District Hospital, Macomb.
He was born Dec. 21, 1943, in Winona, Minn., the son of Howard and Lorraine (Dittrich) Meixner. He married Connie Morrissey July 8, 1967, in Elmhurst. She survives.
He is also survived by four sons, John (Schuyler) Meixner, Macomb, Steve Meixner, Dallas, Texas, Kevin (Jennifer) Meixner, Irvine, Calif., and Brian (Audrey) Meixner, Denton, Texas; four grandchildren, Audrey, Ellen, Brock and Grant; three brothers, Richard (Judy) Meixner, La Crescent, Minn., Ronald Meixner, Chandler, Ariz., and Raymond (Janice) Meixner, Bloomington, Minn.; and one sister, Judy Thuftendal, Minneapolis, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He received his BA in business administration from St. Mary’s College, Winona, Minn., in 1966; his MA degree in curriculum and supervision in 1975 from Northern Illinois University and his educational specialist degree for WIU in 1993. He taught in the Des Plaines School District from 1967-75; he was principal of Edison Middle School, Macomb, from 1975-93, and was principal at John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood, Minn., from 1993-99. From 1999 to the present he was assistant superintendent for instruction at the Macomb School District 185.
In 1978, he received the Executive Director’s Leadership Award from the McDonough County Youth Service Bureau, in 1982 he received the Professional Development Award from the Council for Exceptional Children, in 1989-90 he received the Leadership Analyst Associate award from the Illinois Administrator’s Academy, in 1991 he received the Administrator of the Year award from the Rural and Small Schools Association, and in 1992 he received the Outstanding Administrator’s Award from the Illinois Music Educators Assoc. Also in 1992, he received the Educator of the Year award from the WIU Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa. He was a past member of the Illinois Arts Advisory Council, past member of St. Mary’s University Alumni Board and a member of the ASCD, National Middle School Assoc. He served on the board for Big Brothers and Sisters and received the Justice Memorial Award in 2003. He was a member and president of the Macomb Lions Club and a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Macomb.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2004, at St. Paul’s Church, with Monsignor Richard Pricco officiating. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004, at St. Paul’s Church. There will be a wake service at 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Cremation rites will be accorded after services.
Memorials may be made to the Macomb School District, St. Paul’s School or Loaves and Fishes, Inc.
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home, Macomb, is in charge of arrangements.
