Dr. Grant G. Myers was born on a farm near Shelby, Iowa on December 6, 1930. He was the only child of George Myers and Viola Holdorf Myers, both of which passed away when Grant was only eighteen. His father was an advocate of education – he did not want Grant to experience the strenuous physical work of life on a farm. When the Korean War began, Grant joined the United States Air Force, and was a radar instructor at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. After his service, Grant attended the University of Iowa and received a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering in 1957; Master of Science, Electrical Engineering in 1958; and his Doctor of Philosophy PhD, Electrical Engineering in 1965. All of his studies were combined with an emphasis in medical bio-engineering. During his education, Dr. Myers was named a Fulbright-Hays Scholar of Research and Professorship, working as a teacher with Hospital de Clinicas, Montevideo, Uruguay, and South America.
Dr. Myers worked for Rockwell Collins as a Project Engineer for Design and Research in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; was a professor of Engineering and Physiology at the University of Nebraska in Omaha; Professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Myers married his childhood sweetheart, Claudine, when they were both 85, and moved to the Gulf Coast – Spanish Fort, Alabama specifically – where he was active in the Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church and the Audubon Society. He developed a love of flowers, working in the garden surrounding the house leading to many visits from Garden Clubs. Dr. Myers loved his cameras and laptop. He enjoyed going to the city gym, and walked/ran a mile a day until the age of 90. He passed away a few days after he and Claudine’s fifth wedding anniversary from a stroke.
Dr. Myers is survived by his wife, Claudine Myers; two children, Barbara L. Myers Ackley (Brian) and Dennis (Lori) Myers; Grandchildren, Megan Myers (fiancée John Mulgrue), Morgan Myers, Christina L. Ackley, Melissa A. Ackley and Alyson L. Ackley.
