Guy Meyer, 94, of Inverness, Cal., formerly of Round Pond, died on Feb. 22. He was born Dec. 19, 1914.
Moving from Greenwich Village, NYC to Round Pond in 1954 with his wife Verne and two small children, he resided in the neighborhood directly behind Granite Hall.
His happiest memories were over the morning cup of coffee with his neighbors, particularly the outrageous Billy Hall, or working in his vegetable garden, workshop, or on his beloved dory, The Mid-Drift.
To support his family he at times took school pictures, ran a photography studio in the barn, made lamp shades (and demonstrated them on Portland TV); worked for neighbor and auctioneer, Bob Foster, at the auctions, refinishing furniture, or on some of Bob’s other money-making ventures. At one time he worked for Jim and May Davison (North Country Farm), picking up dead chickens in their chicken coop. In 1957 when all else failed, he returned to the Universalist ministry and moved his family to Harrisville, R.I., continuing to summer in Round Pond until he relocated to California in 1972.
All the while in Round Pond he had been photographing people and events in the village, and his photographs document life there in the 1950s. They are currently on display in the dining room of Round Pond Green at King Row Manor.
He had an easy humor and gentle nature.
He is survived in the Bristol area by his daughters, Lynn and Jill (Meyer-Poland); and grandchildren, Ben and Clara Poland.
