1946 - 2009
Longtime Steamboat Springs resident Merrilee Dorinda "Diddy" Meyer passed away May 5, 2009, of complications from lung cancer. She was 59. Per her request, no funeral is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation, P.O. Box 772096, Steamboat Springs, CO, 80477.
Merrilee Dorinda "Diddy" Meyer, a loving mother, grandmother and friend, died May 5, 2009, of complications from lung cancer. She was 59.
Diddy was born Sept. 16, 1949, in Plymouth, Mass., to Alfred R. and Dorothy D. Fry Meyer. She spent much of her life in Steamboat Springs, working as a taxi dispatcher and as a hunting and fishing guide and outfitter. She loved the mountains in Routt County but also was just at home sailing on the ocean. She loved the outdoors and the beautiful sunsets. She was a very loving, caring and devoted mother, grandmother and friend, and she truly loved and enjoyed her life. Her love for life also extended to animals, and she was a proud and loving companion to many horses, dogs, cats and several other critters throughout her life.
She will be greatly missed.
Most will remember her for her love, her friendship, her never-ending compassion and tolerance and most of all, her laugh.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her step-mother Barbara Meyer, and one brother, James Meyer.
She is survived by her daughters Forest (Shane) Yeager and Michelle (Scott) Belton, of Steamboat Springs; her son Jeb (Michelle) Brewster, of Littleton; six grandchildren that she cherished very much, Shealynne and Brandon Yeager, of Steamboat Springs; Spencer and Peyton Belton, of Steamboat Springs; and Jerod and Coriah Brewster, of Littleton; her brother Terry Meyer, of Owls Head, Maine; her sister-in-law Pam Meyer, of Bristol, R.I.; her brother Bill Meyer, of Wales, U.K.; her sister Germaine Guth, of Santa Fe, N.M; her sister Christine Guth, of London, England; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Per her request, no funeral is planned.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation, P.O. Box 772096, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477.
