Memorial services set for ‘Hank’ Meyer

Memorial services for Lieutenant Col. Henry Cord Meyer III will be

held at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 20, at Seaver House, Pomona College

in Claremont.

Col. Meyer died Feb. 17 from a stroke. He was 57.

Laguna Beach was home to Col. Meyer, at least when he wasn’t away

at college, law school or serving in the U.S. Army. Col. Meyer, who

retired from the army, was an active reserve officer at the time of

his death.

“He specialized in armored warfare in the army,” said retired U.S.

Marine Col. Charles Quilter of Laguna Beach. “After he retired he was

part of a team that worked on computer simulations of tactical ground

force operations for both the army and the marines.”

Quilter, who was the Marine Corps historian for Desert Storm,

shared his research on ground operations with Col. Meyer.

“He was brilliant,” Quilter said.

Col. Meyer was born March 16, 1946 in New Haven. Conn. He was the

son of Helen and Henry Cord Meyer Jr. The Meyers moved to Laguna in

1969.

Col. Meyer graduated from Pomona College, where he studied

international relations and theater lighting and played rugby. He

earned a law degree at the University of Denver. His affiliations

included Chameleon Multi-Media Co., of which he was the managing

director; UC Irvine Extension Advisory Board in communications and

network engineering; and the Laguna Beach Communications Committee.

Col. Meyer is survived by his brother Christopher, city manager of

Fullerton; sister Dallas Celecia, president of M2 Marketing and

Management; sister-in-law Janny Catlin Meyer, a teacher; and

brother-in-law Robert Celecia, president if R.C. Associates.

Donations in Col. Meyer’s name may be made to Laguna Greenbelt

Inc. or Claremont Friends of the Library.

-- Barbara Diamond