Donald T. Mayer's Obituary
Donald Thomas "Don" Mayer, 92, of Dupo, passed away at 11:15 AM, Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Don was born on October 31, 1929 in East St. Louis to Raymond and Mayme (Fonville) Mayer.
He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1952. He was an accomplished and hardworking man who graduated with an associates in chemical engineering. Don worked many years early in his life at various industries before retiring as field supervisor at Monsanto in 1985. After retirement, he immediately went to work for "Ethyl Petroleum Additives Company" and later Congressman Costello appointed Don as the Chair of the federally mandated "Local Emergency Planning Committee"; whereby he trained local police and fireman from forty different municipalities.
He was a very active man. Don enjoyed entertaining, dining out in St. Louis and attending social events. His favorite past times were jogging, biking and craft labor. Don was a well rounded laborer who could single handedly build a house. He was an accomplished traveler and has visited Europe, China, Japan, Israel and many of the 50 states. His joys in life were his beloved grandchildren, neighbors and close friends.
Survivors include his daughter- in-law, Sherry Mayer (John Botzman) of Collinsville; grandchildren, Aimee Mayer- Walker, Allese McVay (Lee) of St. Louis and Angela Mayer of St. Louis; great grandchildren; step children, Leslie Russell of St. Louis and John Lanternman (Scharmayne) of Dupo along with several step grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four children; David Mayer, Michael Mayer, Diane Raphael and Todd Mayer; brother, Charles Mayer and sister, Mary Ellen Dexter.
The visitation will be from 4-7 pm, Monday, September 12, 2022 at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo. Jim Jarvis will officiate. Entombment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Fairview Heights.
Memorial donations are suggested to Missouri Botanical Gardens and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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