Jack Van Meter

Jack Van Meter, 71, of Bowling Green died at 10:20 p.m. April 23, 2002, at a Bowling Green nursing home.

The Traverse City, Mich., native was a Korean War Marine veteran, district engineer for the Kentucky Highway Department, was retired from Van Meter Engineering Inc., was the first recipient of the Daniel V. Terrell P.E. Award for outstanding service in his profession, was a 1956 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and was a member of Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers and Kentucky Association of Transportation Engineers.

Funeral will be at 6 p.m. Friday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel, with a private burial to follow. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the American Heart Association.

Survivors include his wife, Yvonne H. Van Meter; a son, Shane Van Meter of Bowling Green; two daughters, Lisa Phelps of Bowling Green and Dawn Wilson of Burlington; a brother, Kaye Dawn Van Meter of Bee Spring; a sister, Toby Ann Van Meter of Bee Spring; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

 

From: The Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky.  April 24, 2002.

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