Walter John Meyer III

I worked for Dr. Meyer in the UTMB Endocrinology lab for numerous years. He was the most pleasant and kind person I have ever worked for. Everyone working for him was thrilled to be there working with such a brilliant and compassionate doctor.

Walter lived the fullest of lives. He was a wonderful and insightful mentor and friend. I vividly remember his hearty laugh at diabetes camp in the summer of 1985. I recently saw him at the Memorial for Armand Goldman in Galveston.

Dr Meyer was my mentor and my PhD advisor. I worked with him through graduate school, postdoctoral training and medical school. He was a wonderful human being a compassionate physician and a dedicated scientist. He will be remembered as a great leader and a wonderful teacher at UTMB school of medicine. We have all lost a great member of our community and a superb human being. I offer my condolences to his family and friends and remember him in my thoughts and prayers for always.

I first met Dr. Walter Meyer in the early 1980s at UTMB Galveston. I was doing my residency and OB/GYN and he was doing a residency in psychiatry. We became very well acquainted years later due to his work with gender variant youth and families. Some of my favorite memories were made during a trip to Bangkok, Thailand for a WPATH meeting. He will be sorely missed especially during this difficult time.

I had the honor of meeting Dr. Meyer in the past year for a series of oral history interviews about his life and career. His curiosity and compassion shone through every word he shared. His life touched many.

Dr. Meyer was a wonderful, caring, compassionate person. He was an excellent physician who dedicated his life to helping children and adults. As a pediatric endocrinologist and psychiatrist, he helped several children during his time at Shriners and made a tremendous impact in their lives. The patients and families frequently asked for him. He was an exceptional boss and mentor to his employees and medical students. We are eternally grateful for his mentoring and owe our careers in pediatric burn care to him. His friendship, guidance and wisdom will be greatly missed. He was devoted to his wife and family and enjoyed traveling the world. We loved hearing his stories about his adventures. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family during this time. Laura and Marta Rosenberg

He was the best boss I have ever worked with, he really helped me when I needed help with my children. My son, when he was young seem to be getting in trouble at school. Dr. Meyer let get my son and let me make up my time as needed. He will be greatly missed. Thank you, Dr. Meyer, for all that you did for a lot of people, staff, medical students, psychology interns and our families and patients. I have missed him since he retired officially!

Dr. Meyer was a wonderful man and a great physician. As a former pharmacist at Shriners Hospital, I worked closely with him to take care of the medication needs of the burn patients. He was always gracious and caring. I will certainly miss him!