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Forrest graduated in 1927 from The University of Akron and entered the real
estate business with his father, concentrating on appraisal. As a long-time
member of the metropolitan park board, he worked hard to expand the park
system. He was active in politics, served many years as intermediate
department superintendent of Trinity Lutheran Church and as a member of the
Church Council, was Potentate of Tadmor Temple, helped organize and served
in the housing authority, and made many other civic contributions to Akron.
He was an avid sportsman (fisherman and hunter of deer, moose, and water
fowl). He was youngest president of the Akron Area Board of Realtors
(1938) and one of five founding members of (and President of) the Akron
Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. He was a Senior Member
of the American Society of Appraisers, Western District Commissioner of Boy
Scouts of America's Fir Hill Council, elected Delegate to the 1944 Ohio State
Convention of the Democratic Party, Trustee of Akron Community Trusts,
Trustee (and from 1992 resident) of Sumner Home for the Aged, Secretary of
the Summit County Democratic Party, Director and Chief Appraiser of Evans
Savings Ass'n, Director of Centran Bank, founder and board member of the
Akron Municipal Housing Authority, founder of Young Men's Democratic
Club (Summit County), multi-term President of the Alumni Association of The
University of Akron, founder of Penobscot (ME) Historical Society,
Director of Castine (ME) Scientific Society, Life Member of The Perry
Historians (Newport, PA), member 73196 of the Lafayette Chapter of the Ohio
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, member of The Ohio
Genealogical Society, member of Akron City Club, Castine Country Club,
Castine Men's Club and for 36 years of Congress Lake Club (Hartville, OH),
Izaak Walton Leauge of America, Lutheran Laity Movement for Stewardship,
and active in various Masonic organizations.
See obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal, 18 July 1993; also editorial in
same newspaper, 20 July 1993, which says in part, "Forrest Myers was
well-known by many, but thousands more who never knew him can long appreciate
his foresight in working to provide this region with a fine park system."
His life was celebrated by his family and friends in his church at 10 a.m. on
19 July 1993. He is interred with his wife near his parents and brothers at
Uniontown, Ohio.
His children are Albert, Vivian, Lucy and Howard.
This database is maintained by Albert E. Myers, son of Forrest and Marian.
Email addresses: aem@ezonline.com - aem@earthling.net
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1906 - 1993 (87 years)
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