Henry G. "Hank" Meier

Henry G. (Hank) Meier died peacefully September 19, 2024 at Compass Park retirement community Franklin, Indiana. Hank was born at home to Virgil Arthur and Elizabeth (Whiteside) Meier on the south side of Indianapolis July 14, 1929. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Hank attended Arsenal Technical High School where he played basketball and baseball. He was named a Distinguished Graduate.

Hank graduated from The University of Cincinnati with a BS degree in Architecture. There he played freshman basketball and became a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.

Following graduation he married Peggy Joanne Nelson. The marriage brought four sons, Scott Jeffery, William Dire Wolff, Paul Timothy and Thomas Allen.

Peggy and he played in several tennis tournaments winning third place in doubles at the Huntsman World Games. Family activities included camping, snow and water skiing.

Hank served in the Marine Corps where he became an Engineer Officer serving in Okinawa, Japan.

One of few to be registered as an Architect and a Landscape Architect, Mr. Meier practiced as Henry G. Meier, Architect for 25 years before becoming the Director of Campus Facilities at Ball State University. His work encompassed a wide variety of projects including religious (Franklin College Chapel, Sanctuary Southport Christian Church), retirement facilities (American Village), banks (seven branches for the Union Bank and Trust at Kokomo) and county jails (Montgomery and Tipton Counties) as well as the Centerpiece house for the 1966 Home Show.

Active in the American Institute of Architects, he was a charter member of the Indianapolis chapters of both the American Institute of Architects and the Construction Specifications Institute, receiving the Edward D. Pierre Medal from the Indiana Society of Architects. He was elected a Fellow after serving as President of the Indiana Society of Architects and as a Regional Director of the Institute. Representing the AIA he spoke to a European Regional meeting in Zakopane, Poland and attended meetings of the Union of International Architects. For his efforts with the Architects in Architecture Committee he was named an Arkansas Traveler by then Governor Bill Clinton.

An American Baptist, Mr. Meier served as moderator of two Churches and the Indianapolis Baptist Association. He was elected to two terms on the Board of International Ministries, ABC and one term on the General Board, American Baptist Churches. His mission work took him to Green Lake, Wisconsin; Crow Indian Reservation, Montana; Haiti, Republic of Congo and several European countries.

A fifty-year member of the Millersville Lodge and the Scottish Rite, he was elevated to 33rd Degree Mason. His memberships include the Y’s Men and Women’s Club, Indianapolis Service Club, First Baptist Church, Ducks Unlimited, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Survivors include sons Scott Jeffery, William Wolff, Paul Timothy and Thomas Allen as well as 8 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held 9-11 am November 9th at First Baptist Church 8600 North College Avenue. The funeral will be at 11am followed by a burial at Union Chapel Cemetery with a reception to follow at First Baptist Church. 

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