Representative Hugh Alfred Meacham View All Years

HUGH ALFRED MEACHAM

Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Hugh Alfred (Al) Meacham, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

Hugh Alfred Meacham was born August 20, 1921 on a farm near Malcom, Iowa. He was a graduate of Grinnell High School and graduated from Grinnell College in 1947.

Mr. Meacham married Lois Clifton on March 11, 1945 and to this union were born a daughter and two sons.

Mr. Meacham was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy.

He began farming, in partnership with his father, in 1947 in Washington township, south of Grinnell.

Mr. Meacham, a Democrat, was a member of the Sixtieth Extra and Sixty-first General Assemblies, representing Poweshiek County.

Mr. Meacham was a member of the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, Toastmasters International and the Eagles Lodge. He served on the Grinnell-Newburg Board of Education from 1962-1964. In 1962 he was the Poweshiek County Representative to the State Assembly of School Boards. He also served as chairman of the House Commerce Committee while in the Legislature. He was chairman of the Steering Committee and was ranking member of the Sifting Committee. He was a member of the National Legislative Conference, served on the Iowa Development Commission in 1965-1966 and was Secretary of the Iowa Senate for the 1967 session. On July 1, 1967, he was appointed by Governor Harold Hughes to the Iowa Merit Employment Commission for a six year term. He was the first president of the Poweshiek County NFO. Since 1972, Mr. Meacham had devoted full time to his farm operations.

Mr. Meacham passed away on March 3, 1978 and is survived by his wife, Lois; their three children, Connie A. Meacham, Urbana, Illinois; Casey E. Meacham, Grinnell, Iowa and Michael A. Meacham, Des Moines, Iowa; two grandchildren, Chad and Hilary; and his mother, Mrs. Hugh A. Meacham, Sr. of Grinnell, Iowa.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Hugh Alfred Meacham, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his services, and tender its sympathy to the members of the family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

EMIL J. HUSAK

KEITH H. DUNTON

DONALD V. DOYLE

Committee