Curtis Leo Meeks

MEEKS, CURTIS LEO, 93, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2006 in Orlando. He was born March 10, 1913 to Walter and Myrtle Meeks in Dallas, TX. He is survived by his two daughters, Janis McFall and Jill Allen; three grandchildren, Holly Faulkner, Curt Myers and Jacob Menges; one great grandchild, Madison Myers; brother, Finis Dell Meeks; close friend and godmother to his children, Grace Howard Liedtke. He was a resident of Orlando since 1958 and worked for Sears & Roebuck to assist in establishing the Florida group retiring in 1975. He co-founded a financial holding company and was an entrepreneur in real estate development and the hotel business. In his final years, he published two books and was currently working on a third. Donations from his books went to Upward Bound, a scholarship program at Tarleton State University. Mr. Meeks civic duties and engagements were rather extensive. He was President of Rotary International; President of Y.M.C.A.; President of the Chamber of Commerce; and chairman of the United Appeal. He served in the U.S. Naval Air Force as Lieutenant Commander during World War II. Mr. Meeks was awarded the distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Alumni by Tarleton State University, his alma mater. In 1983 he was listed in the "Who's Who In America". A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 1PM at the Lake Ivanhoe Chapel of the Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, 301 NE Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, FL, 407-898-8111. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Upward Bound Project, Tarleton State University, Box T-0710, Tarleton Station, Stephenville, TX 76402.

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