Dr. Clyde Chandler Meyers, Jr.

Dr. Clyde Chandler Meyers, Jr. died on October 23, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 77. He was born on January 29, 1940, in Beaumont, Texas, to Clyde C. and Virginia Meyers. He graduated from Lamar University in 1961 with a degree in chemical engineering. The recipient of a Ford Foundation Fellowship and later a National Science Foundation Fellowship, he earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1965. After seven years at Mobil Chemical’s Research and Development Lab, he returned to school to study medicine. In 1975 he obtained his M.D. at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with high honors. After completing an internship and residency, he was in private practice in neurology in Beaumont until his retirement. A member of the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Neurological Society, he also served as a chief of staff and chairman of internal medicine at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Over the years he enjoyed hunting, golf, sailing and canoeing, woodworking, and spending time with friends and family at Crystal Beach.

Dr. Meyers is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Darlene G. Meyers; as well as his son, Jeremy Meyers; and his daughter, Jill Meyers; both of Austin. He is also survived by his two sisters, Elizabeth Curtis and Cynthia Meyers, as well as his two grandchildren, Sagan Meyers and Niamh Varley.

A gathering of Dr. Meyers’s family and friends will be 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 27, 2017, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont. His nephew Craig Curtis will officiate the ceremony.

Those desiring can send a contribution in his memory to the Big Bend Conservancy, P.O. Box 200, Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834; or the Big Thicket Association, 700 North Street, Box 15, Beaumont, Texas 77701.