Conrad Meyer IV

He was born in New Orleans in 1945 to Conrad Meyer III and Andrée Poillon Meyer. Conrad was a proud graduate of Jesuit High School, where he was a letterman on the 1960 Jesuit State Championship football team. He continued his athletic and academic career at Tulane University where he lettered in football for 4 years and was selected to the SEC All-Academic team in 1964 and 1965. Conrad was also a member of Beta Theta Pi. He served as an assistant coach at Tulane for a year under Coach Jim Pittman. He graduated from Tulane Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review, and later received his L.L.M. in Admiralty. Conrad retained strong and lifelong connections to his alma maters, serving as President of the Tulane “T” Club and the Jesuit High School Alumni Association. He organized the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame and was its first president in 1977. Conrad continued the Meyer family tradition, following his father and grandfather into the legal field. He was an esteemed estate planning, real estate, and general business attorney for over 50 years, trusted by his clients and respected by his peers. He served in the House of Delegates of the Louisiana Bar Association and was a Regent of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.

Conrad was a proud member of the Sugar Bowl Committee for over 35 years and served as its President in 2004 when LSU defeated Oklahoma to win the BCS National Championship. The training and professionalism learned over years in the practice of law served him well as this die-hard Greenie handed the championship trophy to Nick Saban and even appeared to be pleased at the Tigers’ success. During his career, he served on the Board of Directors of Hibernia Bank, the New Orleans Board of Trade, and the Louisiana SPCA. He also served as the President of the New Orleans Quarterback Club and the Academy of the Sacred Heart Booster Club (which he founded in 1991). He served as the Chairman of the Central Area Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the City Park Improvement Association Board.

Conrad is survived by Jane Gieselman Meyer, his beloved wife of 55 years. Conrad and Jane traveled the world in his later years, enjoying many trips around every corner of the United States, cruises around Europe, and a memorable visit to South America in March 2020, where they caught the very last flight out of Buenos Aires before air travel worldwide was temporarily halted. Together they enjoyed beach trips, hosting parties at their house for their friends, their kids and friends, baking desserts with their grandchildren, and dining at their favorite restaurants in the city, where Conrad always brought his own tabasco for spicing up meals.

He is also survived by his son Conrad V, his daughter Cappy Johnson (Brian), his son David (Donny), and by his grandchildren, CC and Nancy Johnson, Connie and Mary Jane Meyer, and Ronald Meyer. One of his favorite activities was watching his children and grandchildren play sports and act on the stage. He never missed a football, volleyball, or soccer game and beamed with pride at his children’s and grandchildren’s success.

Conrad is also survived by his brother, Malcolm A. Meyer, and many nieces and nephews who adored him. He is also survived by his long-time secretary and friend, Rose Sanford, who his family considers one of their own. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dr. Stephen R. Meyer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 30th at noon at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA. Visitation will be from 10:00am until the service time.

The family would like to give special thanks to the wonderful 2nd floor staff at St. Anna’s at Lambeth House. For those who would like to honor him with a memorial, please consider donations to Jesuit High School or Academy of the Sacred Heart.