Dennis I. Meyer Obituary (2022) The Washington Post

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DENNIS I. MEYER (Age 86)

Dennis I. Meyer, esteemed legal professional and entrepreneur, in addition to a loyal husband and loving father, died June 7, 2022, at his dwelling in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 86.

Dennis (affectionately generally known as Denny) was born in Dayton, Ohio, October 20, 1935. His mother and father and his brothers, Jack and Bob, predeceased him. Denny’s tireless work ethic started when he was a younger boy. At a really early age, he had a newspaper route, helped out in his household’s meat market, and throughout the college holidays took shifts at his native put up workplace.

He attended the College of Dayton, and remained loyal to his alma mater, the place he served on the Board of Trustees from 1986 till 1995. After his undergraduate years, he moved to Washington, DC, to attend Georgetown College College of Legislation, from which he acquired each his JD and his LLM in tax. Dennis at all times maintained a detailed relationship to the Legislation College (at one time he was Chairman of the Board) and in addition to the Faculty, as demonstrated by his devotion to the Georgetown Hoyas basketball staff. He by no means missed a recreation once they had been taking part in on the town. In 2010, he acquired the celebrated John Carroll Award from Georgetown College for his contributions to the Legislation College.

After graduating from regulation college, Denny joined the agency of Baker & McKenzie in 1960, the place at age 39 he turned Government Committee Chair. He was dedicated to the democratic course of and ensuring that everybody’s voice was being heard, a management type that’s now an indicator of the agency. He’s broadly thought of one of many founding fathers of the Baker & McKenzie tax apply, which has develop into the premier tax apply on the planet. Denny’s mark at Baker & McKenzie will final without end.

Denny co-founded Potomac Funding Associates, a number one actual property firm within the DC space, whose notable venture was the event of the Avenel golf group. Within the Seventies Denny’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to buy the Day by day Specific trucking firm in Carlisle, PA, which is now one of many largest specialised trucking firms within the nation. Denny was additionally a boss of the Enterprise Financial institution, a neighborhood lending financial institution within the Washington space. It grew to a number of branches and was not too long ago bought to United Financial institution.

To say that Denny lived a full and completely happy life can be an understatement. He was an avid golfer, tennis participant, and traveler, who liked going out to numerous eating places. When Denny wasn’t within the workplace, he loved working in his backyard, tending to his boxwoods and azaleas. He was happiest when he was surrounded by his giant, prolonged household and quite a few pals.

A lifelong religious Catholic, Dennis was a Knight of Malta who believed in giving again to others and was a benefactor of quite a few, diversified philanthropies. His sturdy moral compass made him an excellent member of the Board of Trustees at Trinity Washington College and on the Keenan Institute at Duke College. At St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes College, in Alexandria, (which all of his youngsters attended), Denny was the Chair of the Basis Board from 1994 to 2004 and on the Board of Governors from 2006 till 2012. Dennis believed within the significance of schooling and in supporting monetary support initiatives at all the colleges the place he and his youngsters had been educated. He had a particular affinity for the scholars on the Washington Jesuit Academy.

Dennis is survived by his loving spouse of 60 years, Rita Meyer, and 6 devoted youngsters and their spouses: Matthew Meyer (Jennifer), Michael Meyer, Catie Meyer, Peter Meyer (Equipment), Denise Prince (Stuart), and Abigail Meyer (Max Quinzani), together with 16 grandchildren whom he liked past measure: Claire Meyer, Alexandra Meyer, Catherine Meyer, Jack Meyer, Rita Peterson, Luke Peterson, Peter James Meyer, Christopher Meyer, Graham Meyer, Quentin Meyer, Helen Prince, Peter Prince, Sally Prince, Michael Prince, Cora Quinzani, and Virginia Quinzani. He’s additionally survived by his brothers-in-law, who admired and revered him: Matthew Murray, Peter Murray, Christopher Murray, and Vincent Murray. Many nieces and nephews additionally liked their Uncle Denny.

A funeral service shall be held Wednesday, June 15, 10 a.m., at The Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Printed by The Washington Publish from Jun. 12 to Jun. 14, 2022.