Maurice Meyer III, 84, of Jupiter, Florida, and Little Silver, died peacefully at home March 24. Born in New York, New York, Maurice, also known as Peter, spent summers at the shore in Elberon.
Peter graduated from Rutgers University in 1956. He was the class agent from 1956 until 2010 and was a lifelong supporter of his beloved alma mater.
1956 was also the year he married Irma Marks, and they remained happily married for 62 years.
Peter was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1956 to 1958 and a member of the Army Reserves until 1962. He was a member and seat holder of the New York Stock Exchange since 1963, where he was a managing director at the specialist firm of Henderson Brothers, Inc. until his retirement in 1990.
Peter was also chairman of the board of Texas Pacific Land Trust, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He served as trustee of the Trust since 1991, and chairman of the Trust from 2003 until his resignation in February 2019.
Peter was on the board of governors at Riverview Medical Center from 1974 until 1990. He was also on the board of trustees at CPC Behavioral Healthcare Real Estate Board, and a member of the advisory board of Interfaith Neighbors.
He grew up an avid sport fisherman, a lifelong love inherited from his parents. Along with fishing, he was also a passionate golfer, with memberships at Navesink Country Club since 1969 and Admirals Cove since 1990.
He was predeceased by his mother Carolyn Buchsbaum Meyer and his father Maurice Meyer Jr. Peter is survived by his loving wife Irma and his children, Bruce Meyer, Barbara Keating and her husband Tom, Richard Meyer and his wife Bonnie, and his sister Dorothy Purcell. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Kenneth and Addie Meyer, Caroline and Hillary Keating, and Alexandra and Harrison Meyer. Additionally, he is survived by several nieces and nephews and many more family and friends.
A funeral service was held March 27 at Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls. Interment followed at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Peter’s memory to support Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center online at mskcc.convio.net/goto/MauriceMeyer. Checks made payable to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center should be mailed to: ATTN: Emily Carter, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Office of Development, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087. Please indicate on the check that the gift is in memory of Maurice Meyer III.
