Forrest Burns Meek

Background

Meek, Forrest Burns was born on June 11, 1928 in Tustin, Michigan, United States. Son of Robert B. and Electa I. (Gallup) Meek.

Education

Associate of Arts, Spring Arbor College, 1950. AB, Michigan State University, 1953. Postgraduate, University Georgia, 1965.

Master of Arts, Central Michigan University, 1967.

Career

Assistant superintendent, Tranter Manufacturing Company, Lansing, Michigan, 1951-1953; president, Pioneer Mortgage Company, Clare, Michigan, 1966-1974; executive secretary, Chairman of the Board, Edgewood Press, Clare, since 1971; general manager, Blue Water Imports, 1985; director, Hanover Ednl. Center, Clare, since 1986; director, Center for Chinese-American Scholarly Exchs., Inc., 1989-1997; general manager, Blue-Water International Trading Company, Inc. Visiting professor Wuhan U., China, 1986, 87.

District officer manager Federal Decennial Census, 1990. Chief Financial Officer American Petroleum Corporation, 1996-1997. President MGF DrillingUSA, Inc., 1996-1997.

Chief Financial Officer American Petroleum, Delaware.

Achievements

• Avocations: astronomy, silviculture, beekeeping. M C.

Works

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• book

  • Michigan's Heartland, 1900-1918

    (Book by Meek, Forrest B.)

  • Michigan's Logging Railroad Era 1850-1963: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
  • Michigan's Timber Battleground : A History of Clare County 1674-1900

Membership

Coordinator Clare County Bicentennial Committee, 1975-1976. Republican finance chairman, Clare County, 1966-1971, assistant treasurer 10th district Mich, 1967-1969. Trustee local school board, 1992-1996.

Chairman local county jury board, 1991-1998. Member board commissioners Clare County District 4 Commission, 1998-2006. Member American Entrepreneur Association, Michigan Science Teachers Association, Michigan History Society, Heartland Michigan Genealogical Society, White Pine History Society (executive secretary), Steam Locomotive History Society.

Interests

• Astronomy, silviculture.

Connections

Married Jean R. Grimes, June 26, 1953. Children: Sally, Thomas, Nancy, Charles.

Father:

Robert B. Meek

Mother:

Electa I. (Gallup) Meek

Spouse:

Jean R. Grimes

child:

Charles Meek

child:

Thomas Meek

child:

Nancy Meek

child:

Sally Meek