Francis A. Meyers

Rotterdam – Francis A. Meyers, 66, passed away on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 after a long illness.

Francis was born in Woodbury, NJ to his parents, the late John C. Meyers and Theresa (Moore) Meyers.

He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1976 and served for 26 years, retiring as Chief Petty Officer.

Fran worked at the Naval Commissary in Scotia for 28 years where he also played softball.

He was a long-time member of Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Guilderland Elks Lodge and was an avid coin collector and gardener.

Something Fran was very proud of was his blood donations to the Red Cross. He had donated 486 times and just shy of 60 gallons of blood including plasma and platelets.

Fran is survived by his daughters, Emma and Ruth; his siblings, Theresa (Billy) of Virginia, Rose (Martin) of New Jersey, Ada of New York, John (Kay) of Florida, Charles (Barb) of Pennsylvania, Mary of Florida, David (Rita) of New York, Bill of New York and Rob (Rose) of New York. He also leaves behind his special friend from the beginning, Dawn as well as many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service honoring Fran’s life will be held on Wednesday, May 24th at 10 am at Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3662 Giffords Church Road. A reception will follow at the church. Fran will be laid to rest with military honors at 2:30 pm at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville.

His family would like to give a special thank you to the entire staff of the Teresian House for their careful, loving attention given to Fran during his time there.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Fran’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.