Obituary: Christopher Meyer

from South Dakota Municipalities - Feb. 2017

Washington Report: Representative Noem

Christopher C. “Chris” Meyer, age 49, of Florence, SD, passed away at his residence on January 18, 2017.

Chris was born in Watertown on August 27, 1967, to Arthur and Eunice (Huseby) Meyer, Jr. He was a 1986 graduate of South Shore High School. Chris owned and ran Chris’ Place in South Shore and was united in marriage to Melissa Moyer.

In 1991 Chris married Lisa Pahl and they managed the Watertown Country Club “Meyers Food & Spirits”. They moved to Watertown in 1998 and started MacGregors Restaurant and ran that until 2004. He also ran MacGregors in Sioux Falls, SD. Chris ran various other restaurants/bars and in 2011 he bought and ran, with his fiancé, Pam, the Sidetrack Bar in Florence and had continued to run that until his death.

He was a member of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church and the town board of Florence. Chris served as Mayor of South Shore for nine years. He enjoyed going to auto auctions and watching the Minnesota Vikings. His love for his family was priority #1.

Chris is survived by his children, Andy “Beaner” Meyer of Madison, SD, and Brady (Sarah) Gilliland of Watertown, SD; four grandchildren: Katrina, Brady Jr., Aurora and Auriella; his fiancé, Pam Ratigan, of Florence, SD, and her children, Erica and Austin; his mother, Eunice Meyer; three brothers: William “Bill” (Lynn) Meyer of Lakewood, CO, Arthur “Bud” (Carrie) Meyer of Lakewood, CO, and Brian (Kathleen) Meyer of South Shore, SD; one sister, Beth (Timothy) Wiechmann, of Savage, MN; his sister-inlaw, Nancy (Rick) Thompson, of Canton, SD, and several nieces and nephews.

2017 SD Airports Conference

March 29 & 30, 2017 Highland Conference Center, Mitchell

The Conference will include a wide variety of topics that will appeal to both airport sponsors and consultants. Presentations currently planned include: NOTAM Manager System, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Powder River Update, Small Community Air Service Working Group, Aeronautics Commission roles, and Aviation Industry in SD.

Questions? Call 605-773-4430 or email Jennifer at Jennifer.boehm@state.sd.us.