Boulder citizen and third generation Coloradan, Thomas J. Meier passed away quietly on March 17, 2023.
He was 83.
After graduating from Denver East High School, Tom served in the United States Marine Corps. He then attended CU Boulder, where he met Beverly, his wife and partner of 60 years.
After earning a history degree and teaching certificate, he worked in the University planning office to help bring the Meunzinger instr uctional complex to fruition.
Following his time at CU, Tom owned and operated several successful businesses in Boulder and Broomfield. He served two terms on the City of Boulder Planning Board, working to preserve an enviable quality of life in the Boulder Valley.
Later, while Executive Director of the Boulder Museum of History, Tom chronicled the early history of Boulder and surrounding area in a series of articles for the Museum newsletter. His book, Ed Tangen The Pictureman, relates Boulder history through the lens of a forensic photographer.
Tom ser ved as an historian for the Nor thern Arapaho Tribe. He played a major role in the successful quest for Congress to designate the Sand Creek Massacre location, a National Historic Site.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and six grandchildren.