NEIL MELTZER Obituary (1929 - 2015)

Neil Meltzer was born on February 23, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. He passed away on October 27th, 2015, at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 30th, 2015, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, 1500 Meadow Lake Parkway, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64114, or, The Jewish War Veterans MO/KAN Post 605, 5801 West 115 Street, Suite 201 Overland Park, KS 66211, or a charity of your choice. Neil is survived by his sons Jack Meltzer (Julie), Edward Meltzer, Philip Meltzer (Lauren), Paul Meltzer (Lore). He is also survived by his brothers Norman Meltzer (Charlene), Arthur Meltzer (Marlene), 4 grandchildren, Karra, Matthew, Neta and Nitzan and 1 great grandchild, Clover, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Neil was preceded in death by his parents Alexander and Katie (Sukon) Meltzer. Neil moved to Kansas City from Brooklyn in 1936 and graduated from Paseo High School in 1946. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during WWII in the Pacific Theater and then again during the Korean War. He co-founded and worked with his ex-wife, Darlene Malamud Meltzer, and sons over many years to build what became a nationally recognized company known as Wornall Electronics. He took immense pride in his work ethic and self-improvement, including going back to college at the age of 76 and receiving a computer science degree. Neil was an avid coin collector, enjoyed old movies and could build or fix anything. He took immense pleasure in servicing the television repair needs of Kansas Citians for 35+ years and then in providing advanced electronic security solutions, nationally for Corporate America and the U.S. Government. In his later years, his late 70’s and early 80’s, Neil enjoyed making house calls to service computers, many times for his old television repair customers and friends.