Meredith
JOHN WILLIAM MEREDITH
April 19, 1941 September 26, 2018
John Meredith, M.S., P.E., received the BSEE from the University of Arkansas and the MSEE from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He was a Senior Member of the IEEE. He served as Assistant Electronics Officer on the carrier Intrepid, where he qualified as underway Officer-of-the-Deck, and Project Engineering Officer at the Navy Electronics Laboratory. He was a Nuclear Plant Operations Supervisor on the S5G Navy Nuclear Plant operated by General Electric and has served in a number of engineering and management positions
with American Micro-systems, Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, and Agilent Technologies. While Quality Manager at Hewlett Packard's Colorado Springs Tech-nology Center, he organized and directed a Total Quality Management system.
His interests are radio-frequency circuit design, American history, investing, and lifelong learning. He has written a number of technical and professional papers and has taught EE courses at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. John retired from Agilent Technologies in 2008 and was a full-time volunteer in a number of organizations including IEEE, ABET, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, Agilent/Hewlett-Packard Alumni Club, and American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).
John was a registered professional engineer (Idaho, retired status). He was a Director Emeritus of the IEEE Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the IEEE Foundation Grants Committee. He served as a Director of the IEEE Board of Directors during 2004-2005 (Region 5 Director) and 2007 (IEEE-USA President). He served as an IEEE/EAC Program Evaluator (1991-2002) and as a member of ABET/EAC during 2002-2003 and 2009. He chaired IEEE's Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA) in 2000-2001. He was an IEEE Representative to the ABET Board of Directors (2011-2015) and was a Representative to the ABET Board of Delegates. John's ABET committee service included Strategic Planning, Governance Strategic Task Force III, Global Council Subcommittee, Appeals Committee, and Nominations and Appointments. He was a member of the ABET Finance Committee. John was recently inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers.
John is survived by his beloved wife, Lorraine; and two children, Joseph and Allison (Kevin); two grandchildren, Courtney and Tiffany; three sisters, Alice (Dan), Onna Faye (Jerry) and Martha (Tommy).
A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00PM, Friday, October 5, 2018, The Springs Funeral Services-North, 6575 Oakwood Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80923.
Donations may be made in John's memory to:
Integrated Design Experience, University of Arkansas, John Meredith Memorial, Attn: Connie Howard, 3217 Bell Engineering, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701.

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Published by The Gazette on Oct. 2, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for John Meredith

10 Entries

October 17, 2018

Dear Mrs. Meredith,
I just recently learned of the passing of John. My deepest condolences. He was a lovely man and I most enjoyed talking with him as a member of the AARP Tax Assistance Program when it was held at Silver Key. He will be missed.

Paula Humber, Silver Key Senior Services

Keisha Roberts

October 6, 2018

My sincere condolences for the sad passing of Uncle John. Our hearts sank when we heard the news. He was a fascinating person. John was my father's name sake when his sister Alice had a boy. My son also carries the name John. I wish my child had had the opportunity to get to know him such a remarkable man, Uncle John. May God comfort the family during this tremendous loss. Prayers and love. Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Keisha Roberts & family

Jay and Nancy Lee

October 5, 2018

As a friend and coworker of Captain John I was extremely fortunate to have spent many hours with him at both Hewlett-Packard and Agilent. Never a negative word and always positive, John was a genuinely nice person and will be greatly missed. A great mentor. Our thoughts are with you.

Bob Kressin

October 5, 2018

Dear Lorraine, I am so sorry to hear of John's passing. You will be in our family's thoughts and prayers. John was on my interview team for H-P in 1995, and after getting hired, John became a friend and mentor to me. When it came to serving others, teaching those around him, and spreading his good humor and cheer, he absolutely never held back. The world was a far better place with John in it.

Mark and Maria Michaels

October 4, 2018

Dear Lorraine, we were so sorry to hear of Johns passing. You both were great neighbors and helped us get established in the new neighborhood. Working with John at Honeywell and Hewlett-Packard was a great privilege. He was a great mentor and always worked in a Navy story to get his point across! Will talk with you when we return from visiting our daughter. With sincere sympathy, Mark and Maria Michaels

Russ Bogardus

October 3, 2018

I'll always remember John with a twinkle in his eyes and a smile on his face. Both were always with him. And his ability to "think outside of the box" and find solutions when problems arose - especially IEEE problems. He was a great friend.

Russ Bogardus

October 3, 2018

Gerald (Gerry) McGonigle

October 3, 2018

Although we were contemporaries at HP, I got to know John when we were both members of the retiree club. What a delightful man! John was always willing to pitch in on whatever task we faced, and I enjoyed knowing him very much. His dry sense of humor helped smooth the path through any situation.

I will miss you very much, John, as I know all who knew you will. I know you will be a great help in Heaven, making the days there even brighter. Rest in peace, my friend!

Wanda Ray

October 2, 2018

I had the pleasure of working with John for several years. He was always a delight with a dry sense of humor, such a gentleman and friend. He will be truly missed by many of his "old" colleagues at HP/Agilent.

John Santiago

October 2, 2018

May you rest in peace! Your friendship and mentorship for IEEE will not be forgotten. I was looking forward in working and learning from you as my Vice Chair for the IEEE Pikes Peak Section.

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