Eugene Frank Meyer

Dr. Eugene F. Meyer, 78, of Las Vegas, passed away Jan 16, 2017. He was born May 6, 1938, in Michigan City, Indiana, and was a fifteen-year resident of Nevada. Eugene graduated from Lewis College of Science and Technology receiving his BS degree with honor on June 5, 1960. He went on to successfully obtain his Ph.D. from Florida State University and became a Professor of Chemistry.

Gene worked for the EPA for a short time and subsequently started his own very successful environmental consulting company whereby his brilliant testimony for the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Federal environmental cases, made him one of their most highly sought after expert witnesses - having never lost a case for them.

He is also the celebrated author of “Chemistry of Hazardous Materials,” which is a comprehensive textbook for firefighters – with his Sixth Edition currently in circulation and his seventh edition pending future publication.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sister and beloved wife, Phyllis, who was his one and only true love and companion in life. Gene and his wife shared a love of traveling and cruised the globe in pursuit of endless new experiences and adventures.

Gene is survived by his brother, Robert, his children, Holly, Lorna and David and grandchildren, John, Ellen, Ryan and Lauren and great grandchildren, Aurora and Noah along with numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

The family requests any gifts, memorials or donations be made to the Foundation for First Responders and Firefighters, PO Box 250900, Milwaukee, WI 53225-6516.

Family and friends will celebrate his life in a private gathering on Saturday, Jan 21, 2017. Dad will be deeply missed by all those who loved him and he will remain in our hearts always and forever.