A Heavenly 99 – Nation Meyer | Episode 6

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the quest for new inspiration this week is actually going to be a little bit different. I’m going to actually take the time to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about someone who’s very special to me. My Name Is Katy Ashler and I’m from a little town called Hutchinson Kansas and for those of you who are actually listening to this episode, You, I actually know my grandfather, nation Myer. My grandfather nation was one of the biggest inspirations in my life and has taught me more live lessons than I could possibly count. So today’s episode is actually going to be from a recording from almost a year ago, and it was from a time when I actually sat down with my grandpa and just asked him some questions about his childhood. His work and just really anything about him and share his inspiration with everybody else. My grandpa actually passed away those past November, but to celebrate what would have been his ninety ninth birthday last Sunday, I wanted to release this episode. You will have to give me a little bit of a break. This is the actual first recording I ever did and my grandpa is sitting outside in his happy place at the lake in Alexandra and he’s obviously never done a podcast before, but I hope you enjoy to say I am lucky to be. One of his grandchildren might be one of the world’s biggest understatements. It is a blessing that I am truly grateful for and will be the rest of my life. People like my GRANDPA nation, are one a million anyone who was around my grandpa knew of his generosity, his work, ethic, abundance of class and decades of winsome. I only hope that I can live up to the example of love for my grandmother, strength, character and integrity he sent for all of us while he is no longer here to say he’s proud of me. I carry his strength in my heart and the kindest compliment I hope to receive in the future is your GRANDPA would be proud. I can still hear his voice now saying: Oh my, we don’t need any more pictures or oh, was up er grudging sigh every time he saw a camera in my hands. I’d respond with a simple, Oh, come on you’re, so cute and he’d grumble under his breath. Oh pish, posh or tell me, I was full of growns what I would give to hear that one more time or one more family dinner prayer, his legacy will live on in each and every single one of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He will live on in the countless life lessons and numerous insanely detailed stories, the precious memories and yes, the many many pictures o start with your childhood: Okay, okay, what was your favorite toy or childhood activity? Well, my favorite toys. I had a collection of toy soldiers and I played with them quite a bit. What was one of your favorite memories as a child? Well, I enjoyed going to Colorado one summer time what you doing. I know this, but tell us what you did why you liked going to Colorado. Well, I love the mountains and the location out there in the road. More are we did say at the hotel. No, we were close to those co and I up in of the mountains, but there was another boy that shared the triplex that a razen we’d hike up out of the mountains very nice. What did you want to be when you grow up when you were a little? My life thought I would like to join the bank. You knew that when you’re a little you wanted to be a Banger as actual okay. Well, now, let’s talk about grandma, so I know the story but tell us how you met grandma. Well, she was at the airport, I forgotten whether she was leaving or coming in, but I was out there and her husband introduced me to her. I thought she was a beautiful Gal. That’s not all! What is your favorite memory with grandma? Well, I’ve had so many now I don’t know as I had a favor, but we’ve travelled a lot and I have enjoyed being in Paris with her at least ten or twelve times. Okay, tell me a bit more about why you love Paris so much because one of my favorite memories of you was you singing. I love Paris to me and on the car I love hers. Well, I do love first because well, once I had kind of my grandfather, Mara was born in First, so that gives me kind of an attachment to the city and it’s one of the few places in the world that was not demolished in some war or another parish, but aesthetic, I know I think prayres is the most beautiful big city in the world. I have has these magnificent bullards, it’s laid out in a beautiful pattern: it has a tuner gardens, the loo, all kinds of museums and the anal star, of course, is spectacular and it’s just a gorgeous city and they’ve kept it that way and the main city of parents is a historic district. You can’t build a new skyscraper in the historic district. How do you go to Paris now day out of the West End of of a shovelee? The Big Boulevard in Perth is a new city, was manis kin creep, but it’s over to the West in the left and it doesn’t interfere with the historic beauty of the Old City. What do you remember? One of your favorite restaurants, there well there’s so many good ones in Peris. I can’t think of it. One. The name of the one that’s on cake, Roosevelt Avenue was Sarah that the root I you’ve never been to yeah. That’s the was one of my favorite. I had a a roof that opened stood back and I went there for the first time in the fall and some of the leaves are judge beginning to drop and they flicker into the dineroom power. We had a long. I bet that was pretty. What are your three favorite places to travel inside of the US? Well, I like to go to Mai, Minnesota Colorado. Those are very supervene. Tell me one of your favorite stories about Napoli Ci. I don’t know when there’s so many times, but can’t think of a favorite story, but it’s my Nardini Brotha party. There was pretty special. You were there. I A yeah yeah. You were there m. Why was it special? Well, it was a nines pretty good, for I know for anybody and whole family was there. It was just a very pleasant event. Do you remember the rules on the back of the T shirt? I don’t think I can list all of them. I don’t remember them all, but I remember a few. My my favorite is nothing much good happens after midnight. I know that, yes, what about outside of the US? Oh, I love Europe and the Norwegian forward, the oranger very special, and then I liked it away light. If you had to choose between living and Alexandria or Malie, which one would you pick or hike a book Alexandre, but I don’t want to live up here too cold in the winter. Now, let’s talk about Hatch Anson. What’s your favorite spot in Hutchinson, besides the bank? Well, I have thoroughly enjoy the town club, which was there for seventy something year, but that’s gone now. Your favorite person you’ve met while living in Hutchinson one I don’t know. I have never thought about that, most influential. How about that? Well, I was very fond of ad rail who was much older than I am Charlie, Rale’s, father and Charlotte want close friend about the same age, so tell em as the positions that you’ve held at the bank. Well, I was a Tecora, I an I joined the bank and to forty nine. I got a title of Assistant Vice President and then in, and I think it was fifty two I became Kasher of the bank and held that position until has made present in one thousand nine hundred and six- and I was president for I don’t know how many years, but I was chairman in the late late s and s and they came chairman sometime in the s and then we heard R, a Edward who took over his CEO in one thousand nine hundred and eighty one. I was seeau until that I and I remained chairman until two thousand and twelve. I think words which time I became a senior chairman for two years and then retire. Tell US Erma significant success. The bank is had over the last seventy five years. Well, we just had most tears were pretty good. We had no here’s where the bank had of longs so every year in the seventy year I was there was a prosition year, which was a nice. I need to remember tell us the story of building the bank building well back building of the steel six story back billing, which was built in one thousand nine hundred and twelve. There was twenty five foot wide, but it had the strength to go up. Two more floors lit for get it, and then we expanded that building north and the skin. The old billy took the outside Al and of the steel structer and replace the next year were no siding with to the present signings, as you Rinton a cree coming Eh. How often did you go to the ranch when you’re a little well, at least once or twice every summer I went over there with my grandfather until he e iden thirty five, and I went over sometimes by myself after that, and sometimes with my mother dance. Well, he took me over there as a young boy. I don’t know how maybe six seven R- and I gave me his satals for ten and taught me how a hunt- and the first thing I hunted was a squirrel, but I did not do much hunted and like it. Oh, I like this dog. Those are all the questions that I have written down, but do you have any stories that you would like or advice? Well, I’ve always thought- and I’d say this for anybody- that I don’t think you can have a better career than banking, because it’s if you’re working with a good day, it’s pleasant to go to work and do the chores if the average banker has to do day after day after day and one of the reason they’re pleasant is they’re, usually different. You know to have the same. Your doctor, you have a same routine almost every day to see patients and same routine or bank. I you. They have a request for a new loan or something about the Organization of the bank and it’s very pleasant, and you normally go to work about eight. She get off about five. You don’t have late hours Orly ever so it’s this a very comfortable. You work at a nice but Sillabas. It’s not dirty job, a respect. It’s a train comfortable lifetime occupy. Well, that’s all the questions I have for you, okay! Well, I shoud be fun yeah. We miss your up there. You were here last week, a yeah thanks, drive home with all three valuables yea, all three vegetables push trash with values. I love you. I do. I turn this thing on just turn the computer, I’m all right, Katie thanks the I love you. This is all right. 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