November 21, 2024

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Walter Meyer III (1942-2024):
On November 8, Walter Meyer III passed away.  Raised mostly in Houston, he graduated from Rice in 1964 where he met his wife, Olivia Thomas Meyer ’65.  In 1968, he earned a MD from Johns Hopkins.  Beginning in 1975, he enjoyed a long and impactful career at UTMB Galveston including serving as a full professor, holding an administrative role in the General Clinical Research Center and as Vice Dean in UTMB’s Dean's office.  Afterwards, he provided psychiatric care for children at the Shriners Hospital for Children.  Also, he was active in the community and at his church.  He is survived by, among others, Olivia (they were married for fifty-nine years).  Click here for the obituary. 

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