John E Meetz

John Meetz

1944 - 2018

Obituary

John E. Meetz, 73, of Wichita, passed away at his home on Tuesday (Oct. 2, 2018). John was born in Newton on Nov. 10, 1944, and grew up on the family farm near Walton.

John received his B.S. and M.S. from the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University, where he continued a lifelong love for the Wildcats. John had a distinguished career in association management as CEO for both the Kansas Livestock Association in Topeka and the National Cattleman's Association in Denver. He moved on to dozens of business ventures in the agricultural and cattle industries. Most recently, he acquired The Alternative Board (TAB) of SC Kansas and acted as owner/CEO.

John loved K-State sports, golfing and spending time sharing those activities with friends and loved ones. John was active in politics and relished the opportunity to share time with entrepreneurs in the Wichita business community. He was active in the UsTOO Wichita Chapter and the Church of the Magdalen. Most of all, John loved spending time with his family.

John married Margaret Rose O'Bryan on Sept. 28, 1968, and on Friday they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their four children, Carla (Dylan) Bolden, Kelly Meetz, John Henry (Carissa) Meetz and Molly Meetz. John will be dearly missed by his five grandchildren: Jack, Anna, Claire, Jemma and Charlie; and his sister, Betty Youk.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Gladys and Harry; brother, James; and brother-in-law, Gaylen Youk.

Rosary services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 4, 2018) at Downing and Lahey East Mortuary, 6555 E. Central Ave., Wichita. Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. Friday (Oct. 5, 2018) at the Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E. 21st St. N., Wichita.

Memorial contributions in John's name may be directed to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202 (https://www.hynesmemorial.org/). Share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com.