Asleep in Jesus Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Beloved husband of Sandra L. Meyer (nee Bossman) and the late Suzanne C. Meyer (nee Schaffner); adoring father of Amy (Kevin) Robinson; adoring grandfather of Andrew, Kaitlyn and Olivia Robinson. Our dearest uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Paul was a lifelong Ham Radio Operator with the call sign of KØDOK.
Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel 10151 Gravois Rd. 63123 on Sunday, March 9 from 4-7 pm. with Funeral Service on Monday, March 10 at 10:00 am. Interment at Sunset Cemetery.
I have known Paul for over 15 years. I met him through Ham radio and attended HamVention with him several times We don’t live near Paul (Springfield Ohio) but I talked to him almost every day on the radio. Considered him a dear friend. Kaye and I were sad to hear of his passing. Prayers and condolences to the family.
Glen and I along with our children, Sarah, Becca & Zach attended Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Sandy and Paul when they retired to St. Clair, Mo.
One of my favorite memories was reconnecting Sandy not only with Glen’s folks but with my dad as well! They’d all known each other in childhood!
And through those connections, we all enjoyed more time together and getting to know a brilliant Paul—-an engineer at McDonnell Douglas (Boeing), a Ham radio operator, a Christian, a storyteller, a connoisseur of classical music. Always a hard worker and a thinker, Paul even shared his Grandpa Science camp videos with our son. Rest in peace, Paul. You are loved! ♥️
Paul and my dad were good friends. I think they met in High School. Paul was a year older than dad at Lindbergh. I’m not sure which came first in their lives, ham radio or their friendship, but their friendship and their love of ham radio lasted till the end. Whether it was down the street or across the country, they would talk almost daily over the radio waves. During Covid, when I worked at home, I was able to join them and a few other good friends spread around the country, for these daily chats. After my dad died, and although I was back at work, I continued checking in with “the guys” on the weekends. Our friendship has grown and although Paul had been around my entire life, I talked with him more in these last few years than I had all of the previous years combined. Paul was a great guy and I can see why he and my dad remained friends all those years. He was a brilliant engineer and one of his first projects at McDonnell Douglas was working on the Mercury and Gemini programs. As he was moved around in these last few months, we couldn’t talk on the radio anymore, but I tried to visit him when I could. I enjoyed our conversations. I was hoping to have a lot more. I wanted to hear more about the Mercury and Gemini programs. Hopefully he’s found dad up there and they are catching up and talking ham radio stuff. 73 Paul, miss you.
I met Paul on the radio airwaves and eventually was privileged to meet in person at ham radio events in Florida and once at his home in Missouri. Visiting Paul at his home was an amazing experience seeing the electronic wonders he engineered and constructed from scratch. He had workshops for building about anything a person could imagine. Paul was a wonderful person and will be sadly missed by his many friends.
I first met Paul at a “VHF Picnic” in Bowling Green MO in about 1961 or 1962. For the past 20 or more years have been talking to him on the Radio about every weekday morning. Have visited with him at his house and also in Bowling Green numerous times. He and Sandy were Great Friends. So sorry about his passing, He is missed on the Radio and in Person.
Today I said goodbye to a friend that I have talked with most mornings on Ham Radio. His name was Paul and his ham radio call sign was K0DOK. Paul was part of a group that became very close friends over many years. I am part of that group. My name is Jack and my ham radio call is AA8Q – I live in a retirement community a little north of Cincinnati, Ohio. We all looked forward to our daily contact with each other. To me, Paul was a very special friend. In addition to ham radio, his work with the McDonald F4G aircraft linked closely with my Air Force flying career. We shared our interests in our causal ham radio talking. His knowledge and ability was a regular topic in our daily group radio contacts. Our friend, Paul – K0DOK, will be remembered as a very special person. Paul is now a SK in the ham radio world. 73 – my friend.