the U.S. Information Agency circa 1958.
day passes that I don't think of him, and miss him terribly. He was not
only a wonderful father, but one of my very best friends.
I have never endured such sorrow in all my life. There was nothing
left unsaid between us ever, and for that I'm very thankful. But
even that does little to comfort the loss. It has made me more aware
than ever to cherish every moment we have with our friends and
loved ones, for we, and they, can go at any moment.
The son of an army officer who served on the border during the years
of the Mexican Revolution, Doug Meed volunteered for service in the
United States Army in 1944, at the of age 17. He served as an
infantryman and later as a cryptoanalyst in the Army Security Agency
in the European Theater of Operations. Following military service,
he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor
of arts degree. He also held a master of arts degree in history from
the University of Texas at El Paso.
Meed had been a reporter and editor for various newspapers and news
agencies, winning a Hearst newspapers writing award in 1954. He
was selected as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Information
Agency in 1958 and served posts in Europe and Asia. He had also
been a sailor, a private investigator, a free lance writer and had
worked in corporate public relations. Upon retiring, he wrote
historical novels, having nine books published. Please check
Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble for his listings. Thank you.
