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August 8, 1932 - August 18, 2002 in Jacksonville, FL
Lowell Hayes Meckley passed away August 18, 2002. A Celebration Service will be held 4:00 PM, Thursday, September 12, 2002 at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, 5616 Atlantic Blvd. The celebration of his life will continue in the Parrish Hall from 4:30 -6:00 PM. Haradge-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home.
Published in the Florida Times-Union on Sept. 7, 2002
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Tom Maida
I don't have many memories of the 3 years at Wolfson
But he gave me one
Some teacher sent me to his office because he/she noticed a sign of moustache
He had a dull razor to use ?dry to take it off
The last time I cut it off completely was last week of school, 1969.
William Patrick [Pat] Hinely
I too remember well that dry razor in Dean Meckley's office. It was late in senior year when he decided my sideburns were too long and gave me the option of using his razor or going home to shave - which I was about to do when he told me that if I went home to do this, I wouldn't need to come back for two weeks: I would be suspended. By that point, even though I'd already been accepted by all the colleges I applied to, I didn't want to take a chance on not graduating for any reason, and was already under the gun with one of my (former) alleged teachers and her designated successor, so I scraped the offending portion of my sideburns in his office's bathroom. No blood was drawn and I reckon most of my feeling raw and sore was spiritual rather than physical.
That was the only time I remember Dean Meckley and I being in adversarial circumstances with one another. Most of our other exchanges were me nodding thanks to him when I might have been a minute or two late between classes or arriving in the morning as the bell was ringing. He would motion me to get a move on to where I was supposed to be, usually saying something like "You're supposed to be one of the good boys. Don't be acting like all those scuzzies"...
Christopher Warren [Chris] Parker
You brought it on yourself Pat. You were a renegade, no doubt about it. You and John. It was always Brecher Hinely, Hinely Brecher ad nauseum. Good ole Mr. Meckley.
Jerry Alden Howalt
My recollection of Mr Meckley was his infamous question in his office of "do you want two or two". Meaning of course do you want two swats or two days/weeks suspension. When I answered "I'll take two" he immediately answered with that little slur voice of his "don't get smart with me son". That confrontation still brings a smile to my face today 😀
Edward Jennings [Ed] White
Thwee days or thwee thwats!!!
Robert Ross [Bob] Hackney
Eddie, I had forgotten that, gave me a chuckle. I was guilty of being late to class a couple of times. While Mr. Meckley got your attention, Coach Leake from Landon in 7th grade swatted to maim. I still participated,but b/c I forgot my 'white' gym socks, part of the 'required' gym uniform, he passed sentence. Never forgot white socks again. The things we remember!!!
Gregory S. [Greg] Poirier
Mr Meckley caught Frank Rivers and I coming back from lunch at Burger King which we did every day.
Mr Sexton our bookkeeping teacher would watch us go out the back door at lunch break & just laugh.
3 swats or 3 days for both of us. What a sting you could produce with that paddle Mr M.
RIP
Joseph Warren [Joe] Miller
I too remember my few trips to Mr Meckley's office. I was late to class only a few times becuase I certainly didn't want any repeat trips. I have told the story to my kids about how he would say "son, lean over that chair and look at the wall" and you knew the swat was coming - and he deliverd a good one. A good Dean and good man. R.I.P.
Wolfpack forever
Joe
Charles Fred [Charlie] Revels
I remember going to see Mr Meckley for slapping someone several times. I anticipated swats so I padded my rear end with a tee shirt. When he said bend over, he could tell something was't right. He said Revels, what's in your pants? I said Mr Meckley, that's a personal question! He suspended me for 3 days. What a great guy he was. 3 days at the beach!!
Charles Douglas [Doug] Peebles
He caught me on more things than I can remember but there is one I got away with. After a huge rain that closed schools Kirk Lucas and I somehow got our cars on the field behind San Jose Elementary, We sliding all over and doing drag races in 3 inches of water. Apparently some kid heard my first name and turned me in with a description of my car, a 59 tan Puegot.
Mr Meckley called me in on Monday and asked if it was me. I said, nope not me. He said had the desciption of the car and asked if I drove to school that day. I said yes. He said lets go out to he parking lot. We did and I took him to my car. He looked at it and said get in and start it. I did and he was not happy.
I had sold the Puegot that weekend and bought a white Pontiac station wagon. Nope not me, sorry.