David Chester Meyers

Background

Meyers, David Chester was born on June 15, 1926 in Chassell, Michigan, United States. Son of Chester R. and Nellie (Barringer) Meyers.

Education

Certified accounting, Suomi College, 1953-1954; Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1957.

Career

Private well driller, Chassell, Michigan, 1946-1947; truck dirver, trainer, John F. Ivory Moving & Storage, Detroit, 1947-1953; assistant safety director, Consolidated Freightways, Inc., Indianapolis, 1957-1960; assistant safety director, Vulcan Materials Company, Chicago, 1960-1967; safety director, Vulcan Materials Company, Chicago, 1967-1988. General chairman National Safety Council, Chicago, 1978-1979.

Membership

President McCook Community Council, McCook, Illinois, 1972-1973. Chairman transportation committee School District #68, Woodridge, Illinois, 1970-1975. Committee chairman Woodridge Troop #562, 1970-1977.

Member Boy Scouts of America With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (safety chairman 1968-1988), National Safety Council (general chairman, Chicago chapter 1978-1979, newsletter editor Cement, Quarry and Mineral Aggregate Section 1970), American Management Association (president 1970-1971), Finnish Trade Council, American Society of Safety Engineers, Illinois Safety Council, National Slag Association (chairman safety committee 1978-1988), National Lime Association (chairman safety committee 1978-1988) Finnish American Club of Chicago (president), Finnish Folk Dancers (Chicago chapter), Finnish American Club of Newport Richey Florida (president), Scandinavian Folk Dancers.

Connections

Married Beatrice Nurmi, July 18, 1953. Children: Keith, Kirsten, Kimberly.

Father:

Chester R. Meyers

Mother:

Nellie (Barringer) Meyers

Spouse:

Beatrice Nurmi

child:

Kimberly Meyers

child:

Keith Meyers

child:

Kirsten Meyers